The Y chromosome sequence of the channel catfish suggests novel sex determination mechanisms in teleost fish

The Y chromosome sequence of the channel catfish suggests novel sex determination mechanisms in teleost fish

Abstract Background Sex determination mechanisms in teleost fish broadly differ from mammals and birds, with sex chromosomes that are far less differentiated and recombination often occurring along the length of the X and Y chromosomes, posing major challenges for the identification of specific sex...

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Main Authors: Lisui Bao, Changxu Tian, Shikai Liu, Yu Zhang, Ahmed Elaswad, Zihao Yuan, Karim Khalil, Fanyue Sun, Yujia Yang, Tao Zhou, Ning Li, Suxu Tan, Qifan Zeng, Yang Liu, Yueru Li, Yun Li, Dongya Gao, Rex Dunham, Kenneth Davis, Geoffrey Waldbieser, Zhanjiang Liu
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2019-01-01
Series:BMC Biology
Subjects:
Y chromosome
Sex determination
Catfish
PacBio
RNA-Seq
Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s12915-019-0627-7

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