Convergent evolution of sex chromosomes in two palm species,Phoenix dactylifera and Kerriodoxa elegans.
H. TESSAROTTO, T. Beule, E. Cherif, J. ORJUELA, P. Farhat, A. LINDSTROM, A. LEMANSOUR, S. Santoni, J. Kafer, F. ABERLENC
The paper compares sex chromosomes in two palm species, finding convergent evolution with shared genes but independent origins.
bioRxiv · Jun 27, 2024Evolutionary Biology