A ZZ/ZW Sex Chromosome System in Cephalochordate Amphioxus
A ZZ/ZW Sex Chromosome System in Cephalochordate Amphioxus
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Shi, Chenggang , Wu, Xiaotong , Su, Liuru , Shang, Chaoqi , Li, Xuewen , Wang, Yiquan and Li, Guang
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United States: Oxford University Press
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English
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United States: Oxford University Press
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Sex determination is remarkably variable among animals with examples of environmental sex determination, male heterogametic (XX/XY) and female heterogametic (ZZ/ZW) chromosomal sex determination, and other genetic mechanisms. The cephalochordate amphioxus occupies a key phylogenetic position as a basal chordate and outgroup to vertebrat...
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A ZZ/ZW Sex Chromosome System in Cephalochordate Amphioxus
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TN_cdi_pubmedcentral_primary_oai_pubmedcentral_nih_gov_7054019
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https://devfeature-collection.sl.nsw.gov.au/record/TN_cdi_pubmedcentral_primary_oai_pubmedcentral_nih_gov_7054019
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1943-2631,0016-6731
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1943-2631
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10.1534/genetics.120.303051
