The amphibian model Xenopus, has been used extensively over the past century to study
multiple aspects of cell and developmental biology. Xenopus offers advantages of a non …

GPRASP (GPCR-associated sorting protein)/ARMCX (ARMadillo repeat-Containing proteins
on the X chromosome) family is composed of 10 proteins, whose genes are located on a …

Background Chromosomal rearrangements have the potential to limit the rate and pattern of
gene flow within and between species and thus play a direct role in promoting and …

Abstract The Western clawed frog Xenopus tropicalis is a diploid model system for both frog
genetics and developmental biology, complementary to the paleotetraploid X. laevis. Here …

The greatest mystery of life is how a single fertilized egg develops into a fully functioning,
sometimes conscious multicellular organism. Embryogenesis Explained offers a new theory …

Comparative genomic studies are revealing that, in sharp contrast with the strong stability
found in birds and mammals, sex determination mechanisms are surprisingly labile in cold …

Among amniotes, squamate reptiles are especially variable in their mechanisms of sex
determination; however, based largely on cytogenetic data, some lineages possess highly …

Background We work on the development of transgenic sexing strains in the codling moth,
Cydia pomonella (Tortricidae), which would enable to produce male-only progeny for the …

Background Genomic sequence assemblies are key tools for a broad range of gene function
and evolutionary studies. The diploid amphibian Xenopus tropicalis plays a pivotal role in …

Background Due to an abundance of repetitive DNA, the annotation of heterochromatic
regions of the genome such as the Y chromosome is problematic. The Y chromosome is …