The contrasting role of heterochromatin in the differentiation of sex chromosomes: An overview from Neotropical fishes

Journal of Fish Biology

Volumn 80, Issue 6, 2012, Pages 2125-2139

  Cioffi, M B ^a   Moreira Filho, O ^a   Almeida Toledo, L F ^b   Bertollo, L A C ^a  

^a FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF SÃO CARLOS   (Brazil)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SÃO PAULO   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Multiple sex chromosomes; Sex chromosome evolution; XY systems; ZW systems

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL; EVOLUTION; FISH; GENETICS; HETEROCHROMATIN; METABOLISM; REVIEW; SEX CHROMOSOME; TROPIC CLIMATE;

ANIMALS; BIOLOGICAL EVOLUTION; FISHES; HETEROCHROMATIN; SEX CHROMOSOMES; TROPICAL CLIMATE;

PISCES; VERTEBRATA;

EID: 84860542491     PISSN: 00221112     EISSN: 10958649     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1095-8649.2012.03272.x     Document Type: Review

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