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Restriction Site-Associated Dna Sequencing (Rad-Seq) Reveals An Extraordinary Number Of Transitions Among Gecko Sex-Determining Systems, Tony Gamble, Jessi Coryell, Tariq Ezaz, Joshua Lynch
Restriction Site-Associated Dna Sequencing (Rad-Seq) Reveals An Extraordinary Number Of Transitions Among Gecko Sex-Determining Systems, Tony Gamble, Jessi Coryell, Tariq Ezaz, Joshua Lynch
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Sex chromosomes have evolved many times in animals and studying these replicate evolutionary “experiments” can help broaden our understanding of the general forces driving the origin and evolution of sex chromosomes. However this plan of study has been hindered by the inability to identify the sex chromosome systems in the large number of species with cryptic, homomorphic sex chromosomes. Restriction site-associated DNA sequencing (RAD-seq) is a critical enabling technology that can identify the sex chromosome systems in many species where traditional cytogenetic methods have failed. Using newly generated RAD-seq data from 12 gecko species, along with data from the literature, …