Sex chromosomal dimorphisms narrated by X-chromosome translocation in a spiny frog (Quasipaa boulengeri)

In the general model of sex chromosome evolution for diploid dioecious organisms, the Y (or W) chromosome is derived, while the homogametic sex presumably represents the ancestral condition. However, in the fr...

Source: Frontiers in Zoology - November 27, 2018 Category: Zoology Authors: Xiuyun Yuan, Yun Xia and Xiaomao Zeng Tags: Research Source Type: research