Evolution of sex chromosomes is prior to speciation in the dioecious Phoenix species
Emira Cherif, Salwa Zehdi, Amandine Crabos, Karina Castillo, Nathalie Chabrillange, Jean-Christophe Pintaud, Amel Salhi-Hannachi, Sylvain Glémain, Frederique Aberlenc
The paper investigates sex chromosome evolution in Phoenix species, finding that sex chromosomes evolved before speciation.
bioRxiv · Dec 1, 2015Genetics