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Masculinization of the x chromosome in the pea aphid.
PLoS genetics - 1 Jan 2013
Jaquiéry Julie, Rispe Claude, Roze Denis, Legeai Fabrice, Le Trionnaire Gaël, Stoeckel Solenn, Mieuzet Lucie, Da Silva Corinne, Poulain Julie, Prunier-Leterme Nathalie, Ségurens Béatrice, Tagu Denis, Simon Jean-Christophe
Abstract excerpt
Evolutionary theory predicts that sexually antagonistic mutations accumulate differentially on the X chromosome and autosomes in species with an XY sex-determination system, with effects (masculinization or feminization of the X) depending on the dominance of mutations. Organisms with alternative modes of inheritance of sex chromosomes offer interesting opportunities for studying sexual conflicts and their...
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