With more than 70,000 living species, vertebrates have a huge impact on the field of biology
and research, including karyotype evolution. One prominent aspect of many vertebrate …

Karyotype diversification represents an important, yet poorly understood, driver of evolution.
Squamate reptiles are characterized by a high taxonomic diversity which is reflected at the …

Lizards represent unique model organisms in the study of sex determination and sex
chromosome evolution. Among tetrapods, they are characterized by an unparalleled …

Bighead catfish (Clarias macrocephalus, Günther, 1864) is an important aquacultural
species that plays a crucial role in the economy of Southeast Asia. Crossbreeding between …

An investigation of sex-specific loci may provide important insights into fish sex
determination strategies. This may be useful for biotechnological purposes, for example, to …

The living fishes span a unique and interesting set of animals because of their vast diversity,
morphology, ecology, genetics and genomics, and higher importance to biology, economy …

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 …

Background: Open Access Editor's Choice Article Conservation of Major Satellite DNAs in
Snake Heterochromatin by Artem Lisachov 1, 2,*, Alexander Rumyantsev 3, Dmitry …

Geckos demonstrate a remarkable variability in sex determination systems, but our limited
knowledge prohibits accurate conclusions on the evolution of sex determination in this …

Heteromorphic sex chromosomes, particularly the ZZ/ZW sex chromosome system of birds
and some reptiles, undergo evolutionary dynamics distinct from those of autosomes. The W …