What was the ancestral sex‐determining mechanism in amniote vertebrates?
MJ Pokorná, L Kratochvíl - Biological Reviews, 2016 - Wiley Online Library
Amniote vertebrates, the group consisting of mammals and reptiles including birds, possess
various mechanisms of sex determination. Under environmental sex determination (ESD) …
various mechanisms of sex determination. Under environmental sex determination (ESD) …
Sex chromosomes and master sex-determining genes in turtles and other reptiles
D Thépot - Genes, 2021 - mdpi.com
Among tetrapods, the well differentiated heteromorphic sex chromosomes of birds and
mammals have been highly investigated and their master sex-determining (MSD) gene …
mammals have been highly investigated and their master sex-determining (MSD) gene …
Conserved sex chromosomes and karyotype evolution in monitor lizards (Varanidae)
Despite their long history with the basal split dating back to the Eocene, all species of
monitor lizards (family Varanidae) studied so far share the same chromosome number of 2 …
monitor lizards (family Varanidae) studied so far share the same chromosome number of 2 …
Microsatellite distribution on sex chromosomes at different stages of heteromorphism and heterochromatinization in two lizard species (Squamata: Eublepharidae …
Background The accumulation of repetitive sequences such as microsatellites during the
differentiation of sex chromosomes has not been studied in most squamate reptiles (lizards …
differentiation of sex chromosomes has not been studied in most squamate reptiles (lizards …
Evolutionary stability of sex chromosomes in snakes
M Rovatsos, J Vukić… - Proceedings of the …, 2015 - royalsocietypublishing.org
Amniote vertebrates possess various mechanisms of sex determination, but their variability
is not equally distributed. The large evolutionary stability of sex chromosomes in viviparous …
is not equally distributed. The large evolutionary stability of sex chromosomes in viviparous …
[PDF][PDF] Are geckos special in sex determination? Independently evolved differentiated ZZ/ZW sex chromosomes in carphodactylid geckos
Amniotes possess astonishing variability in sex determination ranging from environmental
sex determination (ESD) to genotypic sex determination (GSD) with highly differentiated sex …
sex determination (ESD) to genotypic sex determination (GSD) with highly differentiated sex …
Conservation of sex chromosomes in lacertid lizards
Sex chromosomes are believed to be stable in endotherms, but young and evolutionary
unstable in most ectothermic vertebrates. Within lacertids, the widely radiated lizard group …
unstable in most ectothermic vertebrates. Within lacertids, the widely radiated lizard group …
Interstitial telomeric motifs in squamate reptiles: When the exceptions outnumber the rule
Telomeres are nucleoprotein complexes protecting the physical ends of linear eukaryotic
chromosomes and therefore helping to ensure their stability and integrity. Additionally …
chromosomes and therefore helping to ensure their stability and integrity. Additionally …
Strong conservation of the bird Z chromosome in reptilian genomes is revealed by comparative painting despite 275 million years divergence
M Pokorná, M Giovannotti, L Kratochvíl, F Kasai… - Chromosoma, 2011 - Springer
The divergence of lineages leading to extant squamate reptiles (lizards, snakes, and
amphisbaenians) and birds occurred about 275 million years ago. Birds, unlike squamates …
amphisbaenians) and birds occurred about 275 million years ago. Birds, unlike squamates …
Discovery of the youngest sex chromosomes reveals first case of convergent co-option of ancestral autosomes in turtles
EE Montiel, D Badenhorst, J Tamplin, RL Burke… - Chromosoma, 2017 - Springer
Most turtle species possess temperature-dependent sex determination (TSD), but genotypic
sex determination (GSD) has evolved multiple times independently from the TSD ancestral …
sex determination (GSD) has evolved multiple times independently from the TSD ancestral …