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Whole-chromosome hitchhiking driven by a male-killing endosymbiont

Neo-sex chromosomes are found in many taxa, but the forces driving their emergence and spread are poorly understood. The female-specific neo-W chromosome of the African monarch (or queen) butterfly Danaus chrysippus presents an intriguing case study because it is restricted to a single ‘contact zone...

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Autores principales: Martin, Simon H., Singh, Kumar Saurabh, Gordon, Ian J., Omufwoko, Kennedy Saitoti, Collins, Steve, Warren, Ian A., Munby, Hannah, Brattström, Oskar, Traut, Walther, Martins, Dino J., Smith, David A. S., Jiggins, Chris D., Bass, Chris, ffrench-Constant, Richard H.
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Public Library of Science 2020
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7046192/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/32108180
http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pbio.3000610