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Extraordinary Diversity in the Origins of Sex Chromosomes in Anurans Inferred from Comparative Gene Mapping.
Cytogenetic and genome research - 1 Jan 2015
Uno Yoshinobu, Nishida Chizuko, Takagi Chiyo, Igawa Takeshi, Ueno Naoto, Sumida Masayuki, Matsuda Yoichi
Abstract excerpt
Sex determination in frogs (anurans) is genetic and includes both male and female heterogamety. However, the origins of the sex chromosomes and their differentiation processes are poorly known. To investigate diversity in the origins of anuran sex chromosomes, we compared the chromosomal location...
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