Sex determination mechanisms and sex control approaches in aquaculture animals

XY Li, J Mei, CT Ge, XL Liu, JF Gui - Science China Life Sciences, 2022‏ - Springer
Aquaculture is one of the most efficient modes of animal protein production and plays an
important role in global food security. Aquaculture animals exhibit extraordinarily diverse …

Patterns and evolutionary consequences of pleiotropy

J Zhang - Annual review of ecology, evolution, and systematics, 2023‏ - annualreviews.org
Pleiotropy refers to the phenomenon of one gene or one mutation affecting multiple
phenotypic traits. While the concept of pleiotropy is as old as Mendelian genetics, functional …

Sex-dependent dominance at a single locus maintains variation in age at maturity in salmon

NJ Barson, T Aykanat, K Hindar, M Baranski… - Nature, 2015‏ - nature.com
Males and females share many traits that have a common genetic basis; however, selection
on these traits often differs between the sexes, leading to sexual conflict,. Under such sexual …

Sex differences in immune responses: Hormonal effects, antagonistic selection, and evolutionary consequences

J Roved, H Westerdahl, D Hasselquist - Hormones and behavior, 2017‏ - Elsevier
Males and females differ in both parasite load and the strength of immune responses and
these effects have been verified in humans and other vertebrates. Sex hormones act as …

Genetic basis and biotechnological manipulation of sexual dimorphism and sex determination in fish

J Mei, JF Gui - Science China Life Sciences, 2015‏ - Springer
Aquaculture has made an enormous contribution to the world food production, especially to
the sustainable supply of animal proteins. The utility of diverse reproduction strategies in …

[کتاب][B] The evolution of sex determination

LW Beukeboom, N Perrin - 2014‏ - books.google.com
Sexual reproduction is a fundamental aspect of life. It is defined by the occurrence of meiosis
and the fusion of two gametes of different sexes or mating types. Sex-determination …

Y recombination arrest and degeneration in the absence of sexual dimorphism

T Lenormand, D Roze - Science, 2022‏ - science.org
Current theory proposes that degenerated sex chromosomes—such as the mammalian Y—
evolve through three steps:(i) recombination arrest, linking male-beneficial alleles to the Y …

Sexual dimorphism in flowering plants

SCH Barrett, J Hough - Journal of experimental botany, 2013‏ - academic.oup.com
Among dioecious flowering plants, females and males often differ in a range of
morphological, physiological, and life-history traits. This is referred to as sexual dimorphism …

Nongenetic inheritance and its evolutionary implications

R Bonduriansky, T Day - Annual Review of Ecology, Evolution …, 2009‏ - annualreviews.org
Modern evolutionary biology is founded on the Mendelian-genetic model of inheritance, but
it is now clear that this model is incomplete. Empirical evidence shows that environment …

Estimating genetic benefits of polyandry from experimental studies: a meta‐analysis

RA Slatyer, BS Mautz, PRY Backwell… - Biological …, 2012‏ - Wiley Online Library
The consequences of polyandry for female fitness are controversial. Sexual conflict studies
and a meta‐analysis of mating rates in insects suggest that there is a longevity cost when …