Sex chromosome evolution in lizards: Independent origins and rapid transitions

Cytogenetic and Genome Research

Volumn 127, Issue 2-4, 2010, Pages 249-260

  Ezaz, T ^a   Sarre, S D ^a   O'Meally, D ^b   Marshall Graves, J A ^b   Georges, A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CANBERRA   (Australia)

^b AUSTRALIAN NATIONAL UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Cytogenetics; Gene mapping; Genotypic sex determination; Reptile; Squamata; Temperature dependent sex determination

Indexed keywords

CHROMOSOME PAIRING; COEVOLUTION; GENETIC ASSOCIATION; GENETIC VARIABILITY; GENOME ANALYSIS; LIZARD; MICROCHROMOSOME; NONHUMAN; PHYLOGENY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; SEX CHROMOSOME; SEX DETERMINATION; TEMPERATURE SENSITIVITY;

ANIMALS; EVOLUTION, MOLECULAR; FEMALE; KARYOTYPING; LIZARDS; MALE; REPRODUCTION; SEX CHROMOSOMES; SEX DETERMINATION (GENETICS); TEMPERATURE;

AMNIOTA; REPTILIA; SAURIA; SQUAMATA;

EID: 77951877291     PISSN: 14248581     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1159/000300507     Document Type: Review

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