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Sex-chromosome evolution in frogs: what role for sex-antagonistic genes?
Philosophical transactions of the Royal Society of London. Series B, Biological sciences - 30 Aug 2021
Perrin Nicolas
Abstract excerpt
Sex-antagonistic (SA) genes are widely considered to be crucial players in the evolution of sex chromosomes, being instrumental in the arrest of recombination and degeneration of Y chromosomes, as well as important drivers of sex-chromosome turnovers. To test such claims, one needs to focus on systems at the early stages of differentiation, ideally with a high turnover rate. Here, I review recent work on two...
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