Sex determination mechanisms and sex control approaches in aquaculture animals

XY Li, J Mei, CT Ge, XL Liu, JF Gui - Science China Life Sciences, 2022 - Springer
Aquaculture is one of the most efficient modes of animal protein production and plays an
important role in global food security. Aquaculture animals exhibit extraordinarily diverse …

Expanding the classical paradigm: what we have learnt from vertebrates about sex chromosome evolution

L Kratochvíl, M Stöck, M Rovatsos… - … of the Royal …, 2021 - royalsocietypublishing.org
Until recently, the field of sex chromosome evolution has been dominated by the canonical
unidirectional scenario, first developed by Muller in 1918. This model postulates that sex …

Multiple sex chromosomes in teleost fishes from a cytogenetic perspective: state of the art and future challenges

A Sember, P Nguyen, MF Perez… - … of the Royal …, 2021 - royalsocietypublishing.org
Despite decades of cytogenetic and genomic research of dynamic sex chromosome
evolution in teleost fishes, multiple sex chromosomes have been largely neglected. In this …

Ancient homomorphy of molluscan sex chromosomes sustained by reversible sex-biased genes and sex determiner translocation

W Han, L Liu, J Wang, H Wei, Y Li, L Zhang… - Nature Ecology & …, 2022 - nature.com
Contrary to classic theory prediction, sex-chromosome homomorphy is prevalent in the
animal kingdom but it is unclear how ancient homomorphic sex chromosomes avoid …

Evolution and regulation of animal sex chromosomes

Z Zhu, L Younas, Q Zhou - Nature Reviews Genetics, 2024 - nature.com
Animal sex chromosomes typically carry the upstream sex-determining gene that triggers
testis or ovary development and, in some species, are regulated by global dosage …

The origin and evolution of sex chromosomes, revealed by sequencing of the Silene latifolia female genome

J Yue, M Krasovec, Y Kazama, X Zhang, W Xie… - Current Biology, 2023 - cell.com
Summary White campion (Silene latifolia, Caryophyllaceae) was the first vascular plant
where sex chromosomes were discovered. This species is a classic model for studies on …

A brief review of vertebrate sex evolution with a pledge for integrative research: towards 'sexomics'

M Stöck, L Kratochvíl, H Kuhl… - … of the Royal …, 2021 - royalsocietypublishing.org
Triggers and biological processes controlling male or female gonadal differentiation vary in
vertebrates, with sex determination (SD) governed by environmental factors or simple to …

Sex chromosome evolution among amniotes: is the origin of sex chromosomes non-random?

L Kratochvíl, T Gamble… - … Transactions of the …, 2021 - royalsocietypublishing.org
Sex chromosomes are a great example of a convergent evolution at the genomic level,
having evolved dozens of times just within amniotes. An intriguing question is whether this …

Poorly differentiated XX/XY sex chromosomes are widely shared across skink radiation

A Kostmann, L Kratochvíl… - Proceedings of the …, 2021 - royalsocietypublishing.org
Differentiated sex chromosomes are believed to be evolutionarily stable, while poorly
differentiated sex chromosomes are considered to be prone to turnovers. With around 1700 …

Madagascar Leaf-Tail Geckos (Uroplatus spp.) Share Independently Evolved Differentiated ZZ/ZW Sex Chromosomes

E Pensabene, A Yurchenko, L Kratochvíl, M Rovatsos - Cells, 2023 - mdpi.com
Geckos are an excellent group to study the evolution of sex determination, as they possess a
remarkable variability ranging from a complete absence of sex chromosomes to highly …