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Sequential Turnovers of Sex Chromosomes in African Clawed Frogs (Xenopus) Suggest Some Genomic Regions Are Good at Sex Determination.

ABSTRACT: Sexual differentiation is fundamentally important for reproduction, yet the genetic triggers of this developmental process can vary, even between closely related species. Recent studies have uncovered, for example, variation in the genetic triggers for sexual differentiation within and between species of African clawed frogs (genus Xenopus). Here, we extend these discoveries by demonstrating that yet another sex determination system exists in Xenopus, specifically in the species Xenopus borealis This system evolved recently in an ancestor of X. borealis that had the same sex determination system as X. laevis, a system which itself is newly evolved. Strikingly, the genomic region carrying the sex determination factor in X. borealis is homologous to that of therian mammals, including humans. Our results offer insights into how the genetic underpinnings of conserved phenotypes evolve, and suggest an important role for cooption of genetic building blocks with conserved developmental roles.

SUBMITTER: Furman BLS 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC5100861 | biostudies-literature | 2016 Nov

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature

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Sequential Turnovers of Sex Chromosomes in African Clawed Frogs (<i>Xenopus</i>) Suggest Some Genomic Regions Are Good at Sex Determination.

Furman Benjamin L S BLS   Evans Ben J BJ  

G3 (Bethesda, Md.) 20161108 11

Sexual differentiation is fundamentally important for reproduction, yet the genetic triggers of this developmental process can vary, even between closely related species. Recent studies have uncovered, for example, variation in the genetic triggers for sexual differentiation within and between species of African clawed frogs (genus <i>Xenopus</i>). Here, we extend these discoveries by demonstrating that yet another sex determination system exists in <i>Xenopus</i>, specifically in the species <i  ...[more]

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