Genomics of expanded avian sex chromosomes shows that certain chromosomes are predisposed towards sex-linkage in vertebrates
H. Sigeman, S. Ponnikas, P. Chauhan, E. Dierickx, M. d. L. Brooke, B. Hansson
The paper identifies a large avian sex chromosome formed by chromosome fusions and shows its homology to sex chromosomes in other vertebrates, supporting the role of chromosome content in sex chromosome evolution.
bioRxiv · Mar 21, 2019Evolutionary Biology