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Masculinization of the X-chromosome in aphid soma and gonads

2021-08-13

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<h4>ABSTRACT</h4> Males and females share essentially the same genome but differ in their optimal values for many phenotypic traits, which can result in intra-locus conflict between the sexes. Aphids display XX/X0 sex chromosomes and combine unusual X chromosome inheritance with cyclical parthenogenesis. Theoretical and empirical works support the hypothesis that the large excess of male-biased genes observed on...

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11bc4650-a1f7-529e-8101-0f2c86ecf76c
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10.1101/2021.08.13.453080
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