Assembly of the poorly differentiated Verasper variegatus W chromosome by different sequencing technologies

X Xu, P Sun, C Gao, W Zheng, S Chen - Scientific Data, 2023‏ - nature.com
The assembly of W and Y chromosomes poses significant challenges in vertebrate genome
sequencing and assembly. Here, we successfully assembled the W chromosome of …

Genome-wide SNP analysis of hybrid clariid fish reflects the existence of polygenic sex-determination in the lineage

DHM Nguyen, J Ponjarat, N Laopichienpong… - Frontiers in …, 2022‏ - frontiersin.org
The African catfish (Clarias gariepinus) may exhibit the co-existence of XX/XY and ZZ/ZW
sex-determination systems (SDSs). However, the SDS of African catfish might be influenced …

Meiotic deviations and endoreplication lead to diploid oocytes in female hybrids between bighead catfish (Clarias macrocephalus) and North African catfish (Clarias …

D Dedukh, A Lisachov, T Panthum… - Frontiers in Cell and …, 2024‏ - frontiersin.org
Introduction Reproductive isolation and hybrid sterility are mechanisms that maintain the
genetic integrity of species and prevent the introgression of heterospecific genes. However …

Do Ty3/Gypsy transposable elements play preferential roles in sex chromosome differentiation?

K Srikulnath, SF Ahmad, W Singchat, T Panthum - Life, 2022‏ - mdpi.com
Transposable elements (TEs) comprise a substantial portion of eukaryotic genomes. They
have the unique ability to integrate into new locations and serve as the main source of …

A high-density linkage map and sex-determination loci in Pacific white shrimp (Litopenaeus vannamei)

BF Garcia, VA Mastrochirico-Filho, J Gallardo-Hidalgo… - BMC genomics, 2024‏ - Springer
Background Expansion of genomic resources for the Pacific white shrimp (Litopenaeus
vannamei), such as the construction of dense genetic linkage maps, is crucial for the …