How to make a sex chromosome

Alison E. Wright; Rebecca Dean; Fabian Zimmer; Judith E. Mank

doi:10.1038/ncomms12087

Nature Communications (Jul 2016)

How to make a sex chromosome

Alison E. Wright,
Rebecca Dean,
Fabian Zimmer,
Judith E. Mank

Affiliations

Alison E. Wright: Department of Genetics, Evolution and Environment University College London
Rebecca Dean: Department of Genetics, Evolution and Environment University College London
Fabian Zimmer: Department of Genetics, Evolution and Environment University College London
Judith E. Mank: Department of Genetics, Evolution and Environment University College London

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1038/ncomms12087
Journal volume & issue: Vol. 7, no. 1
pp. 1 – 8

Abstract

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Sex chromosome evolution begins when recombination between a homologous pair of chromosomes is halted. Here, Wright et al.review our current understanding of the causes and mechanisms of recombination suppression between incipient sex chromosomes and suggest future directions for the field.

Published in Nature Communications

ISSN: 2041-1723 (Online)
Publisher: Nature Portfolio
Country of publisher: United Kingdom
LCC subjects: Science
Website: https://www.nature.com/ncomms/

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