Identification of the sex-determining locus in grass puffer (Takifugu niphobles) provides evidence for sex-chromosome turnover in a subset of Takifugu species.

There is increasing evidence for frequent turnover in sex chromosomes in vertebrates. Yet experimental systems suitable for tracing the detailed process of turnover are rare. In theory, homologous turnover is possible if the new sex-determining locus is established on the existing sex-chromosome. Ho...

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Main Authors: Risa Ieda, Sho Hosoya, Shota Tajima, Kazufumi Atsumi, Takashi Kamiya, Aoi Nozawa, Yuma Aoki, Satoshi Tasumi, Takashi Koyama, Osamu Nakamura, Yuzuru Suzuki, Kiyoshi Kikuchi
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2018-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC5749833?pdf=render