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Are homologies in vertebrate sex determination due to shared ancestry or to limited options?

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TitleAre homologies in vertebrate sex determination due to shared ancestry or to limited options?
Publication TypeJournal Article
Year of Publication2010
AuthorsMarshall Graves JA, Peichel CL
JournalGenome Biology
Volume11
Issue4
Pagination205
Date Published2010
Abstract

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The same candidate genes and the same autosomes are repeatedly used as sex chromosomes in vertebrates. Are these systems identical by descent, or are some genes or chromosomes intrinsically better at triggering the first steps of sex determination?</p>
Alternate JournalGenome Biol.