The Amazonian Red Side-Necked Turtle <i>Rhinemys rufipes</i> (Spix, 1824) (Testudines, Chelidae) Has a GSD Sex-Determining Mechanism with an Ancient XY Sex Microchromosome System

The Amazonian Red Side-Necked Turtle <i>Rhinemys rufipes</i> (Spix, 1824) (Testudines, Chelidae) Has a GSD Sex-Determining Mechanism with an Ancient XY Sex Microchromosome System

The Amazonian red side-necked turtle <i>Rhynemis rufipes</i> is an endemic Amazonian Chelidae species that occurs in small streams throughout Colombia and Brazil river basins. Little is known about various biological aspects of this species, including its sex determination strategies. Am...

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Main Authors: Patrik F. Viana, Eliana Feldberg, Marcelo B. Cioffi, Vinicius Tadeu de Carvalho, Sabrina Menezes, Richard C. Vogt, Thomas Liehr, Tariq Ezaz
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2020-09-01
Series:Cells
Subjects:
genetic sex determination
comparative genome hybridization
Chelidae
Neotropical region
karyotype
Online Access:https://www.mdpi.com/2073-4409/9/9/2088

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