Genomic analyses of sex chromosome evolution

Melissa A. Wilson; Kateryna D. Makova

doi:10.1146/annurev-genom-082908-150105

Genomic analyses of sex chromosome evolution

Melissa A. Wilson, Kateryna D. Makova

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Abstract

Sex chromosomes have evolved multiple times in many taxa. The recent explosion in the availability of whole genome sequences from a variety of organisms makes it possible to investigate sex chromosome evolution within and across genomes. Comparative genomic studies have shown that quite distant species may share fundamental properties of sex chromosome evolution, while very similar species can evolve unique sex chromosome systems. Furthermore, within-species genomic analyses can illuminate chromosome-wide sequence and expression polymorphisms. Here, we explore recent advances in the study of vertebrate sex chromosomes achieved using genomic analyses.

Original language	English (US)
Pages (from-to)	333-354
Number of pages	22
Journal	Annual Review of Genomics and Human Genetics
Volume	10
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1146/annurev-genom-082908-150105
State	Published - Sep 1 2009
Externally published	Yes

Keywords

Dosage compensation
Evolutionary strata
Male mutation bias
Pseudoautosomal regions
Sex chromosome evolution

ASJC Scopus subject areas

Molecular Biology
Genetics
Genetics(clinical)

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