Shared and Species-Specific Patterns of Nascent Y Chromosome Evolution in Two Guppy Species

Shared and Species-Specific Patterns of Nascent Y Chromosome Evolution in Two Guppy Species

Sex chromosomes form once recombination is halted around the sex-determining locus between a homologous pair of chromosomes, resulting in a male-limited Y chromosome. We recently characterized the nascent sex chromosome system in the Trinidadian guppy (Poecilia reticulata). The guppy Y is one of the...

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Main Authors: Jake Morris, Iulia Darolti, Natasha I. Bloch, Alison E. Wright, Judith E. Mank
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2018-05-01
Series:Genes
Subjects:
sex chromosomes
Y-chromosome
heterochromatin
Poecilia
guppies
sex determination
pigmentation
Online Access:http://www.mdpi.com/2073-4425/9/5/238

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http://www.mdpi.com/2073-4425/9/5/238

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