The rise and fall of the ancient northern pike master sex determining gene
Q. Pan, R. Feron, E. Jouanno, H. Darras, A. Herpin, B. F. Koop, E. Rondeau, F. W. Goetz, W. A. Larson, L. Bernatchez, M. Tringali, S. S. Curran, E. Saillant, G. P. J. Denys, F. A. von Hippel, , Y. Guiguen
The paper traces the evolution of sex determination in northern pike, revealing an ancient origin of the master sex-determining gene and recent transitions including Y-chromosome loss.
bioRxiv · May 31, 2020Evolutionary Biology