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 …

Why do some vertebrates have microchromosomes?

K Srikulnath, SF Ahmad, W Singchat, T Panthum - Cells, 2021 - mdpi.com
With more than 70,000 living species, vertebrates have a huge impact on the field of biology
and research, including karyotype evolution. One prominent aspect of many vertebrate …

Lizards as model organisms of sex chromosome evolution: What we really know from a systematic distribution of available data?

M Mezzasalma, FM Guarino, G Odierna - Genes, 2021 - mdpi.com
Lizards represent unique model organisms in the study of sex determination and sex
chromosome evolution. Among tetrapods, they are characterized by an unparalleled …

Genome-wide SNP analysis suggests male heterogamety in bighead catfish (Clarias macrocephalus,)

DHM Nguyen, J Ponjarat, N Laopichienpong… - Aquaculture, 2021 - Elsevier
Bighead catfish (Clarias macrocephalus, Günther, 1864) is an important aquacultural
species that plays a crucial role in the economy of Southeast Asia. Crossbreeding between …

Something Fishy about Siamese Fighting Fish (Betta splendens) Sex: Polygenic Sex Determination or a Newly Emerged Sex-Determining Region?

T Panthum, K Jaisamut, W Singchat, SF Ahmad… - Cells, 2022 - mdpi.com
Fishes provide a unique and intriguing model system for studying the genomic origin and
evolutionary mechanisms underlying sex determination and high sex-chromosome turnover …

Do Ty3/gypsy transposable elements play preferential roles in sex chromosome differentiation?

K Srikulnath, SF Ahmad, W Singchat, T Panthum - Life, 2022 - mdpi.com
Transposable elements (TEs) comprise a substantial portion of eukaryotic genomes. They
have the unique ability to integrate into new locations and serve as the main source of …

Impact of repetitive DNA elements on snake genome biology and evolution

SF Ahmad, W Singchat, T Panthum, K Srikulnath - Cells, 2021 - mdpi.com
The distinctive biology and unique evolutionary features of snakes make them fascinating
model systems to elucidate how genomes evolve and how variation at the genomic level is …

XX/XY sex chromosomes in a blind lizard (Dibamidae): Towards understanding the evolution of sex determination in squamates

M Rovatsos, E Galoyan, V Spangenberg… - Journal of …, 2022 - academic.oup.com
The reconstruction of the evolutionary history of sex determination in squamate reptiles
(lizards and snakes) is complicated by missing data in many lineages, erroneous reports …

Implications of genome-wide single nucleotide polymorphisms in jade perch (Scortum barcoo) reveals the putative XX/XY sex-determination system, facilitating a new …

A Suntronpong, T Panthum, N Laopichienpong… - Aquaculture, 2022 - Elsevier
Jade perch (Scortum barcoo) is a new teleost in the developing aquaculture freshwater
finfish grow-out sector in Australia and China. However, key information on the breeding sex …

The rattlesnake W chromosome: a GC-rich retroelement refugium with retained gene function across ancient evolutionary strata

DR Schield, BW Perry, DC Card… - Genome Biology and …, 2022 - academic.oup.com
Sex chromosomes diverge after the establishment of recombination suppression, resulting
in differential sex-linkage of genes involved in genetic sex determination and dimorphic …