How to identify sex chromosomes and their turnover

DH Palmer, TF Rogers, R Dean, AE Wright - Molecular ecology, 2019 - Wiley Online Library
Although sex is a fundamental component of eukaryotic reproduction, the genetic systems
that control sex determination are highly variable. In many organisms the presence of sex …

Y and W chromosome assemblies: approaches and discoveries

M Tomaszkiewicz, P Medvedev, KD Makova - Trends in genetics, 2017 - cell.com
Hundreds of vertebrate genomes have been sequenced and assembled to date. However,
most sequencing projects have ignored the sex chromosomes unique to the heterogametic …

Restriction site-associated DNA sequencing (RAD-seq) reveals an extraordinary number of transitions among gecko sex-determining systems

T Gamble, J Coryell, T Ezaz, J Lynch… - Molecular Biology …, 2015 - academic.oup.com
Sex chromosomes have evolved many times in animals and studying these replicate
evolutionary “experiments” can help broaden our understanding of the general forces …

Identification of the master sex determining gene in Northern pike (Esox lucius) reveals restricted sex chromosome differentiation

Q Pan, R Feron, A Yano, R Guyomard, E Jouanno… - PLoS …, 2019 - journals.plos.org
Teleost fishes, thanks to their rapid evolution of sex determination mechanisms, provide
remarkable opportunities to study the formation of sex chromosomes and the mechanisms …

The discovery of XY sex chromosomes in a Boa and Python

T Gamble, TA Castoe, SV Nielsen, JL Banks, DC Card… - Current Biology, 2017 - cell.com
For over 50 years, biologists have accepted that all extant snakes share the same ZW sex
chromosomes derived from a common ancestor [1–3], with different species exhibiting sex …

High-density sex-specific linkage maps of a European tree frog (Hyla arborea) identify the sex chromosome without information on offspring sex

A Brelsford, C Dufresnes, N Perrin - Heredity, 2016 - nature.com
Identifying homology between sex chromosomes of different species is essential to
understanding the evolution of sex determination. Here, we show that the identity of a …

Sex-specific markers developed by next-generation sequencing confirmed an XX/XY sex determination system in bighead carp (Hypophthalmichthys nobilis) and …

H Liu, M Pang, X Yu, Y Zhou, J Tong, B Fu - Dna Research, 2018 - academic.oup.com
Sex-specific markers are powerful tools for identifying sex-determination system in various
animals. Bighead carp (Hypophthalmichthys nobilis) and silver carp (Hypophthalmichthys …

RADSex: A computational workflow to study sex determination using restriction site‐associated DNA sequencing data

R Feron, Q Pan, M Wen, B Imarazene… - Molecular Ecology …, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
The study of sex determination and sex chromosome organization in nonmodel species has
long been technically challenging, but new sequencing methodologies now enable precise …

Genomic characterization of sex‐identification markers in Sebastes carnatus and Sebastes chrysomelas rockfishes

BLS Fowler, VP Buonaccorsi - Molecular Ecology, 2016 - Wiley Online Library
Fish have evolved a variety of sex‐determining (SD) systems including male heterogamy
(XY), female heterogamy (ZW) and environmental SD. Little is known about SD mechanisms …

A single locus regulates a female-limited color pattern polymorphism in a reptile

N Feiner, M Brun-Usan, P Andrade, R Pranter… - Science …, 2022 - science.org
Animal coloration is often expressed in periodic patterns that can arise from differential cell
migration, yet how these processes are regulated remains elusive. We show that a female …