XY sex determination in a cnidarian
Ruoxu Chen, Steven M. Sanders, Zhiwei Ma, Justin E. Paschall, E. Sally Chang, Brooke M. Riscoe, Christine E. Schnitzler, Andreas D. Baxevanis, Matthew L. Nicotra
This study identifies an XX/XY sex determination system in the cnidarian Hydractinia symbiolongicarpus, establishing it as a model for studying sex determination in non-bilaterian animals.
BMC Biology · Feb 13, 2023Peer-reviewedGenetics