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Diversity and evolution of sex determination systems in terrestrial isopods.
Scientific reports - 24 Apr 2017
Becking Thomas, Giraud Isabelle, Raimond Maryline, Moumen Bouziane, Chandler Christopher, Cordaux Richard, Gilbert Clément
Abstract excerpt
Sex determination systems are highly variable in many taxa, sometimes even between closely related species. Yet the number and direction of transitions between these systems have seldom been characterized, and the underlying mechanisms are still poorly understood. Here we generated transcriptomes for 19 species of terrestrial isopod crustaceans, many of which are infected by Wolbachia bacterial endosymbionts....
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