X-Y divergence of house fly (Musca domestica) proto-sex chromosomes follows distinct evolutionary trajectories despite residing in the same genome
Jae Hak Son, David Michael Luecke, Basanta Bista, Yesbol Manat, Weihuan Cao, Leo Beukeboom, Daniel Bopp, Christopher E. Ellison, Perot Saelao, Richard P. Meisel
The paper examines sex chromosome evolution in house flies, finding both canonical and non-canonical divergence patterns despite shared genomic context.
bioRxiv · Oct 2, 2026 · PreprintGenomics