Article
Sex chromosome turnover contributes to genomic divergence between incipient stickleback species.
PLoS genetics - 1 Mar 2014
Yoshida Kohta, Makino Takashi, Yamaguchi Katsushi, Shigenobu Shuji, Hasebe Mitsuyasu, Kawata Masakado, Kume Manabu, Mori Seiichi, Peichel Catherine L, Toyoda Atsushi, Fujiyama Asao, Kitano Jun
Abstract excerpt
Sex chromosomes turn over rapidly in some taxonomic groups, where closely related species have different sex chromosomes. Although there are many examples of sex chromosome turnover, we know little about the functional roles of sex chromosome turnover in phenotypic diversification and genomic evolution. The sympatric pair of Japanese threespine stickleback (Gasterosteus aculeatus) provides an excellent system to...
Topics
- Animals
- Evolution, Molecular
- Female
- Genetic Variation
- Japan
- Male
- Quantitative Trait Loci
- Reproductive Isolation
- Smegmamorpha
- X Chromosome
- Y Chromosome
