One-factor sex determination evolves without linkage between feminizing and masculinizing mutations.

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The evolution of separate sexes from cosexuality requires at least two mutations: a feminizing allele to cause female development and a masculinizing allele to cause male development. Classically, the double mutant is assumed to be sterile, which leads to two-factor sex determination where male and female sex chromosomes differ at two loci. However, several species appear to have one-factor sex determination...

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