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Absence of W Chromosome in Psychidae Moths and Implications for the Theory of Sex Chromosome Evolution in Lepidoptera
Moths and butterflies (Lepidoptera) are the largest group with heterogametic females. Although the ancestral sex chromosome system is probably Z0/ZZ, most lepidopteran species have the W chromosome. When and how the W chromosome arose remains elusive. Existing hypotheses place the W origin either at...
| Autores principales: | , , , , , , , , |
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| Formato: | Online Artículo Texto |
| Lenguaje: | English |
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MDPI
2019
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| Acceso en línea: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6947638/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/31817557 http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/genes10121016 |