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The deep conservation of the Lepidoptera Z chromosome suggests a non-canonical origin of the W
Moths and butterflies (Lepidoptera) usually have a pair of differentiated WZ sex chromosomes. However, in most lineages outside of the division Ditrysia, as well as in the sister order Trichoptera, females lack a W chromosome. The W is therefore thought to have been acquired secondarily. Here we com...
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| Formato: | Online Artículo Texto |
| Lenguaje: | English |
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Nature Publishing Group UK
2017
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| Acceso en línea: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5684275/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/29133797 http://dx.doi.org/10.1038/s41467-017-01663-5 |