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The multiple sex chromosomes of platypus and echidna are not completely identical and several share homology with the avian Z
BACKGROUND: Sex-determining systems have evolved independently in vertebrates. Placental mammals and marsupials have an XY system, birds have a ZW system. Reptiles and amphibians have different systems, including temperature-dependent sex determination, and XY and ZW systems that differ in origin fr...
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BioMed Central
2007
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Acceso en línea: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2258203/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/18021405 http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/gb-2007-8-11-r243 |