The genome of Litomosoides sigmodontis illuminates the origins of Y chromosomes in filarial nematodes
L. Stevens, M. Kieninger, B. Chan, J. M. D. Wood, P. Gonzalez de la Rosa, J. Allen, M. Blaxter
This study generates a chromosome-level genome of Litomosoides sigmodontis and shows that filarial Y chromosomes originated from unfused autosomes through X-autosome fusions, not from a neo-Y-linked sex-determining locus.
bioRxiv · Aug 2, 2023 · PreprintEvolutionary Biology