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When did recombination suppression events occur in bird ZW sex chromosomes?

Authors :
Deborah Charlesworth
Source :
Nature Communications, Vol 16, Iss 1, Pp 1-4 (2025)
Publication Year :
2025
Publisher :
Nature Portfolio, 2025.

Abstract

A recent paper found that the sex chromosomes of the crested ibis have more gametolog pairs than many other birds. This Comment discusses that this finding suggets that WZ recombination stopped independently in the sex chromosomes in different bird lineages.

Subjects

Subjects :
Science

Details

Language :
English
ISSN :
20411723
Volume :
16
Issue :
1
Database :
Directory of Open Access Journals
Journal :
Nature Communications
Publication Type :
Academic Journal
Accession number :
edsdoj.896e4d142d54aa4bd4f4fb95b370323
Document Type :
article
Full Text :
https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-025-56201-5