Expanding the classical paradigm: what we have learnt from vertebrates about sex chromosome evolution

L Kratochvíl, M Stöck, M Rovatsos… - … of the Royal …, 2021 - royalsocietypublishing.org
Until recently, the field of sex chromosome evolution has been dominated by the canonical
unidirectional scenario, first developed by Muller in 1918. This model postulates that sex …

Sex chromosomes in meiotic, hemiclonal, clonal and polyploid hybrid vertebrates: along the 'extended speciation continuum'

M Stöck, D Dedukh, R Reifová… - … of the Royal …, 2021 - royalsocietypublishing.org
We review knowledge about the roles of sex chromosomes in vertebrate hybridization and
speciation, exploring a gradient of divergences with increasing reproductive isolation …

Genomic Anatomy of Homozygous XX Females and YY Males Reveals Early Evolutionary Trajectory of Sex-determining Gene and Sex Chromosomes in Silurus …

T Wang, G Gong, Z Li, JS Niu, WX Du… - Molecular Biology …, 2024 - academic.oup.com
Sex chromosomes display remarkable diversity and variability among vertebrates.
Compared with research on the X/Y and Z/W chromosomes, which have long evolutionary …

A brief review of vertebrate sex evolution with a pledge for integrative research: towards 'sexomics'

M Stöck, L Kratochvíl, H Kuhl… - … of the Royal …, 2021 - royalsocietypublishing.org
Triggers and biological processes controlling male or female gonadal differentiation vary in
vertebrates, with sex determination (SD) governed by environmental factors or simple to …

A Fish of Multiple Faces, Which Show Us Enigmatic and Incredible Phenomena in Nature: Biology and Cytogenetics of the Genus Carassius

M Knytl, A Forsythe, L Kalous - International Journal of Molecular …, 2022 - mdpi.com
Sexual vs. asexual reproduction—unisexual vs. bisexual populations—diploid vs. polyploid
biotypes—genetic vs. environmental sex determination: all these natural phenomena are …

Sex differentiation in amphibians: effect of temperature and its influence on sex reversal

A Ruiz-García, ÁS Roco, M Bullejos - Sexual Development, 2021 - karger.com
The role of environmental factors in sexual differentiation in amphibians is not new. The
effect of hormones or hormone-like compounds is widely demonstrated. However, the effect …

A candidate sex determination locus in amphibians which evolved by structural variation between X-and Y-chromosomes

H Kuhl, WH Tan, C Klopp, W Kleiner, B Koyun… - Nature …, 2024 - nature.com
Most vertebrates develop distinct females and males, where sex is determined by repeatedly
evolved environmental or genetic triggers. Undifferentiated sex chromosomes and large …

The diversity and evolution of sex chromosomes in frogs

WJ Ma, P Veltsos - Genes, 2021 - mdpi.com
Frogs are ideal organisms for studying sex chromosome evolution because of their diversity
in sex chromosome differentiation and sex-determination systems. We review 222 anuran …

Yes, polygenic sex determination is a thing!

TD Kocher, RP Meisel, T Gamble, KA Behrens… - Trends in Genetics, 2024 - cell.com
The process of sexual development in animals is modulated by a variety of mechanisms.
Some species respond to environmental cues, while, in others, sex determination is thought …

Divergent subgenome evolution in the allotetraploid frog Xenopus calcaratus

M Knytl, NR Fornaini, B Bergelová, V Gvoždík… - Gene, 2023 - Elsevier
Allopolyploid genomes are divided into compartments called subgenomes that are derived
from lower ploidy ancestors. In African clawed frogs of the subgenus Xenopus (genus …