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Identification of the sex-determining locus in grass puffer (Takifugu niphobles) provides evidence for sex-chromosome turnover in a subset of Takifugu species.
PloS one - 1 Jan 2018
Ieda Risa, Hosoya Sho, Tajima Shota, Atsumi Kazufumi, Kamiya Takashi, Nozawa Aoi, Aoki Yuma, Tasumi Satoshi, Koyama Takashi, Nakamura Osamu, Suzuki Yuzuru, Kikuchi Kiyoshi
Abstract excerpt
There is increasing evidence for frequent turnover in sex chromosomes in vertebrates. Yet experimental systems suitable for tracing the detailed process of turnover are rare. In theory, homologous turnover is possible if the new sex-determining locus is established on the existing sex-chromosome. However, there is no empirical evidence for such an event. The genus Takifugu includes fugu (Takifugu rubripes) and...
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