Structural and evolutionary features of red algal UV sex chromosomes
Agnieszka P. Lipinska, Guillaume G. Cossard, Paul Epperlein, Tobias Woertwein, Cécile Molinier, Olivier Godfroy, Sabrina Carli, Lígia Ayres-Ostrock, Emma Lavaut, Fabiana Marchi, Stéphane Mauger, Christophe Destombe, Mariana Cabral Oliveira, Estela M. Plastino, Stacy A. Krueger‐Hadfield, , Susana M. Coelho
This study characterizes the U and V sex chromosomes in red algae, revealing their evolutionary origin and structural features, and highlights their role in sex determination.
Genome biology · Oct 7, 2025Peer-reviewedEvolutionary Biology