Multiple independent origins of sex chromosomes in amniotes.

Authors :: Vallender, Eric J.
Lahn, Bruce T.
Source :: Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America. 11/28/2006, Vol. 103 Issue 48, p18031-18032. 2p. 1 Diagram.
Publication Year :: 2006
Abstract: The article comments on the study concerning sex determination using the sex chromosome mechanism in amniotes. First, the authors discussed the diversified sex-determination (SD) mechanisms, including temperature-dependent SD and genetic SD. It was followed by a discussion of the results and findings of the study which stated that genes present on snake sex chromosomes mapped to autosomes in both mammals and birds.

Subjects :: *SEX chromosomes
*GENETIC sex determination
*AMNIOTES
*GENES
*SNAKES
*MAMMALS
*BIRDS

Language :: English
ISSN :: 00278424
Volume :: 103
Issue :: 48
Database :: Academic Search Index
Journal :: Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America
Publication Type :: Academic Journal
Accession number :: 23509361
Full Text :: https://doi.org/10.1073/pnas.0608879103