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Sex chromosomes and speciation in birds and other ZW systems.

Molecular ecology - 1 Oct 2018

Irwin Darren E

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Theory and empirical patterns suggest a disproportionate role for sex chromosomes in evolution and speciation. Focusing on ZW sex determination (females ZW, males ZZ; the system in birds, many snakes, and lepidopterans), I review how evolutionary dynamics are expected to differ between the Z, W and the autosomes, discuss how these differences may lead to a greater role of the sex chromosomes in speciation and use...

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PMID: 29443419
DOI: 10.1111/mec.14537

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