Sex-biased gene expression

S Grath, J Parsch - Annual review of genetics, 2016‏ - annualreviews.org
Methods of transcriptional profiling have made it possible to compare gene expression
between females and males on a genome-wide scale. Such studies have revealed that sex …

The transcriptional architecture of phenotypic dimorphism

JE Mank - Nature Ecology & Evolution, 2017‏ - nature.com
The profound differences in gene expression between the sexes are increasingly used to
study the molecular basis of sexual dimorphism, sexual selection and sexual conflict …

Chromosome-scale genome assemblies of aphids reveal extensively rearranged autosomes and long-term conservation of the X chromosome

TC Mathers, RHM Wouters, ST Mugford… - Molecular biology …, 2021‏ - academic.oup.com
Chromosome rearrangements are arguably the most dramatic type of mutations, often
leading to rapid evolution and speciation. However, chromosome dynamics have only been …

Dosage compensation in non-model insects–progress and perspectives

AI Kalita, CIK Valsecchi - Trends in Genetics, 2024‏ - cell.com
In many multicellular eukaryotes, heteromorphic sex chromosomes are responsible for
determining the sexual characteristics and reproductive functions of individuals. Sex …

Sexual Dimorphism and the Evolution of Sex-Biased Gene Expression in the Brown Alga Ectocarpus

A Lipinska, A Cormier, R Luthringer… - Molecular biology …, 2015‏ - academic.oup.com
Males and females often have marked phenotypic differences, and the expression of these
dissimilarities invariably involves sex differences in gene expression. Sex-biased gene …

The role of sex chromosomes in sexual dimorphism: discordance between molecular and phenotypic data

R Dean, JE Mank - Journal of Evolutionary Biology, 2014‏ - academic.oup.com
In addition to initial sex determination, genes on the sex chromosomes are theorized to play
a particularly important role in phenotypic differences between males and females. Sex …

Genome sequence of the corn leaf aphid (Rhopalosiphum maidis Fitch)

W Chen, S Shakir, M Bigham, A Richter, Z Fei… - …, 2019‏ - academic.oup.com
Background The corn leaf aphid (Rhopalosiphum maidis Fitch) is the most economically
damaging aphid pest on maize (Zea mays), one of the world's most important grain crops. In …

The aphid X chromosome is a dangerous place for functionally important genes: diverse evolution of hemipteran genomes based on chromosome-level assemblies

Y Li, B Zhang, NA Moran - Molecular biology and evolution, 2020‏ - academic.oup.com
Different evolutionary forces shape gene content and sequence evolution on autosomes
versus sex chromosomes. Location on a sex chromosome can favor male-beneficial or …

Recent Sex Chromosome Divergence despite Ancient Dioecy in the Willow Salix viminalis

P Pucholt, AE Wright, LL Conze… - … Biology and Evolution, 2017‏ - academic.oup.com
Sex chromosomes can evolve when recombination is halted between a pair of
chromosomes, and this can lead to degeneration of the sex-limited chromosome. In the early …

We can't all be supermodels: the value of comparative transcriptomics to the study of non‐model insects

SJ Oppenheim, RH Baker, S Simon… - Insect molecular …, 2015‏ - Wiley Online Library
Insects are the most diverse group of organisms on the planet. Variation in gene expression
lies at the heart of this biodiversity and recent advances in sequencing technology have …