Transition from environmental to partial genetic sex determination in Daphnia through the evolution of a female-determining incipient W-chromosome
C. M. O. Reisser, D. Fasel, E. Hurlimann, M. Dukic, C. Haag-Liautard, V. Thuillier, Y. Galimov, C. R. Haag
The paper identifies a female-determining locus in Daphnia magna that shows characteristics of an incipient W chromosome, marking a transition from environmental to genetic sex determination.
Molecular Biology and Evolution · Dec 21, 2016Peer-reviewedEvolutionary Biology