The role of unbalanced segmental duplication in sex chromosome evolution in Australian ridge-tailed goannas

Abstract Varanids are known for conserved sex chromosomes, but there are differences in the size of the W chromosome but not in morphology among species representing varying stages of sex chromosome evolution. We tested for homology of the ZW sex chromosome system with size differences in varanids a...

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Published in:	Scientific Reports
Main Authors:	Jason Dobry, Zexian Zhu, Qi Zhou, Erik Wapstra, Janine E. Deakin, Tariq Ezaz
Format:	Article
Language:	English
Published:	Nature Portfolio 2025-03-01
Subjects:	Cytogenetics Microchromosome W chromosome Z chromosome Varanid Reptile
Online Access:	https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-025-93574-5