Mitonuclear sex determination? Empirical evidence frombivalves
C. H. Smith, R. Mejia-Trujillo, S. H. Breton, B. J. Pinto, M. Kirkpatrick, J. C. Havird
This study investigates the role of mitochondrial and nuclear genes in sex determination in bivalves, finding that male mtDNA sncRNAs inhibit female development while nuclear factors remain inconclusive.
bioRxiv · Jul 5, 2023Evolutionary Biology