A brief review of vertebrate sex evolution with a pledge for integrative research: towards 'sexomics'
Triggers and biological processes controlling male or female gonadal differentiation vary in
vertebrates, with sex determination (SD) governed by environmental factors or simple to …
vertebrates, with sex determination (SD) governed by environmental factors or simple to …
The timing of genetic degeneration of sex chromosomes
D Charlesworth - … Transactions of the Royal Society B, 2021 - royalsocietypublishing.org
Genetic degeneration is an extraordinary feature of sex chromosomes, with the loss of
functions of Y-linked genes in species with XY systems, and W-linked genes in ZW systems …
functions of Y-linked genes in species with XY systems, and W-linked genes in ZW systems …
Turtle insights into the evolution of the reptilian karyotype and the genomic architecture of sex determination
B Bista, N Valenzuela - Genes, 2020 - mdpi.com
Sex chromosome evolution remains an evolutionary puzzle despite its importance in
understanding sexual development and genome evolution. The seemingly random …
understanding sexual development and genome evolution. The seemingly random …
Thermosensitive sex chromosome dosage compensation in ZZ/ZW softshell turtles, Apalone spinifera
Sex chromosome dosage compensation (SCDC) overcomes gene-dose imbalances that
disturb transcriptional networks, as when ZW females or XY males are hemizygous for Z/X …
disturb transcriptional networks, as when ZW females or XY males are hemizygous for Z/X …
Sex chromosomes and master sex-determining genes in turtles and other reptiles
D Thépot - Genes, 2021 - mdpi.com
Among tetrapods, the well differentiated heteromorphic sex chromosomes of birds and
mammals have been highly investigated and their master sex-determining (MSD) gene …
mammals have been highly investigated and their master sex-determining (MSD) gene …
[HTML][HTML] Diversity of reptile sex chromosome evolution revealed by cytogenetic and linked-read sequencing
Reptile sex determination is attracting much attention because the great diversity of sex-
determination and dosage compensation mechanisms permits us to approach fundamental …
determination and dosage compensation mechanisms permits us to approach fundamental …
The Amazonian Red Side-Necked Turtle Rhinemys rufipes (Spix, 1824) (Testudines, Chelidae) Has a GSD Sex-Determining Mechanism with an Ancient XY Sex …
PF Viana, E Feldberg, MB Cioffi, VT De Carvalho… - Cells, 2020 - mdpi.com
The Amazonian red side-necked turtle Rhynemis rufipes is an endemic Amazonian
Chelidae species that occurs in small streams throughout Colombia and Brazil river basins …
Chelidae species that occurs in small streams throughout Colombia and Brazil river basins …
Cytogenetic analysis did not reveal differentiated sex chromosomes in ten species of boas and pythons (Reptilia: Serpentes)
Homologous and differentiated ZZ/ZW sex chromosomes (or derived multiple neo-sex
chromosomes) were often described in caenophidian snakes, but sex chromosomes were …
chromosomes) were often described in caenophidian snakes, but sex chromosomes were …
Computational analysis on two putative mitochondrial protein-coding genes from the Emydura subglobosa genome: A functional annotation approach
M Yu - Plos one, 2022 - journals.plos.org
Rapid advancements in automated genomic technologies have uncovered many unique
findings about the turtle genome and its associated features including olfactory gene …
findings about the turtle genome and its associated features including olfactory gene …
Cytogenetic Analysis of the Members of the Snake Genera Cylindrophis, Eryx, Python, and Tropidophis
The recent discovery of two independently evolved XX/XY sex determination systems in the
snake genera Python and Boa sparked a new drive to study the evolution of sex …
snake genera Python and Boa sparked a new drive to study the evolution of sex …