The multiple sex chromosomes of platypus and echidna are not completely identical and several share homology with the avian Z

Willem Rens; Patricia CM O'Brien; Frank Grützner; Oliver Clarke; Daria Graphodatskaya; Enkhjargal Tsend-Ayush; Vladimir A Trifonov; Helen Skelton; Mary C Wallis; Steve Johnston; Frederic Veyrunes; Jennifer AM Graves; Malcolm A Ferguson-Smith

doi:10.1186/gb-2007-8-11-r243

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The multiple sex chromosomes of platypus and echidna are not completely identical and several share homology with the avian Z

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The multiple sex chromosomes of platypus and echidna are not completely identical and several share homology with the avian Z

Willem Rens, Patricia CM O'Brien, Frank Grützner, Oliver Clarke, Daria Graphodatskaya, Enkhjargal Tsend-Ayush, Vladimir A Trifonov, Helen Skelton, Mary C Wallis, Steve Johnston, …

GenomeBiology.com, Vol.8(11), pp.R243-R243

16/11/2007

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1186/gb-2007-8-11-r243

PMID: 18021405

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A comparative study of the karyotype of the short-beaked echidna shows that monotremes appear to have a unique XY sex chromosome system that shares some homology with the avian Z.

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Titre: The multiple sex chromosomes of platypus and echidna are not completely identical and several share homology with the avian Z
Créateurs - sans rôle: Willem Rens
Patricia CM O'Brien
Frank Grützner
Oliver Clarke
Daria Graphodatskaya
Enkhjargal Tsend-Ayush
Vladimir A Trifonov
Helen Skelton
Mary C Wallis
Steve Johnston
Frederic Veyrunes
Jennifer AM Graves
Malcolm A Ferguson-Smith
Détails de publication: GenomeBiology.com, Vol.8(11), pp.R243-R243
Éditeur: BioMed Central
Identifiants: 99146471109311
Unité académique: Institut des Sciences de l'Evolution - Montpellier - ISEM
Langue: English
Type de ressource: Journal article