Sex chromosome evolution in parasitic nematodes of humans

Sex chromosome evolution in parasitic nematodes of humans

Many nematode worms, including Caenorhabditis elegans have XX/XO sex determination, while other species have XY. The authors use a new genome assembly of the filarial parasite Brugia malayi and published data to show that nematode sex chromosome evolution is highly plastic.

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Main Authors: Jeremy M. Foster, Alexandra Grote, John Mattick, Alan Tracey, Yu-Chih Tsai, Matthew Chung, James A. Cotton, Tyson A. Clark, Adam Geber, Nancy Holroyd, Jonas Korlach, Yichao Li, Silvia Libro, Sara Lustigman, Michelle L. Michalski, Michael Paulini, Matthew B. Rogers, Laura Teigen, Alan Twaddle, Lonnie Welch, Matthew Berriman, Julie C. Dunning Hotopp, Elodie Ghedin
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Nature Publishing Group 2020-04-01
Series:Nature Communications
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-020-15654-6

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https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-020-15654-6

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