Long-term experimental hybridisation results in the evolution of a new sex chromosome in swordtail fish
Fish have a high diversity of sex-determining systems, but the mechanisms responsible for this are not well understood. Here, Franchini et al. show how hybridization and backcrossing have led to the evolution of a new sex chromosome in swordtail fish during 30 years of experimental evolution.
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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Nature Publishing Group
2018-12-01
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| Series: | Nature Communications |
| Online Access: | https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-018-07648-2 |