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A role for a neo-sex chromosome in stickleback speciation.
Nature - 22 Oct 2009
Kitano Jun, Ross Joseph A, Mori Seiichi, Kume Manabu, Jones Felicity C, Chan Yingguang F, Absher Devin M, Grimwood Jane, Schmutz Jeremy, Myers Richard M, Kingsley David M, Peichel Catherine L
Abstract excerpt
Sexual antagonism, or conflict between the sexes, has been proposed as a driving force in both sex-chromosome turnover and speciation. Although closely related species often have different sex-chromosome systems, it is unknown whether sex-chromosome turnover contributes to the evolution of reproductive isolation between species. Here we show that a newly evolved sex chromosome contains genes that contribute to...
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