Evolutionary BiologyGenome Biology and EvolutionPeer-reviewed
Recurrent sex chromosome turn-over in termites
Roxanne Fraser, Ruth Moraa, Annika Djolai…·Ann Kathrin Huylmans
This study examines the X chromosome evolution in termites, finding that Macrotermes natalensis has a differentiated X chromosome with dosage compensation, while other termite species have younger sex chromosomes, suggesting recurrent sex chromosome turnover.
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