ReviewTrends in genetics : TIG2023
Polygenic sex determination in vertebrates - is there any such thing?
Review in Trends in genetics : TIG, 2023. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 12 papers.
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12 citing papers in PubMed, 27 citations in OpenAlex.
- Different sex determination systems in two closely related Eurasian minnow (Phoxinus) species.Heredity · 2026Article
- Genome-Wide Characterization of Sex-Linked Regions in the Sangzhi Horned Toad (Boulenophrys sangzhiensis) Reveals Complex Sex Determination Mechanisms.Molecular ecology resources · 2026Article
- Maternal inheritance of primary sex ratios in the dark-winged fungus gnat Lycoriella ingenua.Heredity · 2026Article
- Navigating the Semantic Labyrinth of "Sex" in the Study of Reproductive Trait Evolution.Integrative and comparative biology · 2026Article
- A novel sex-associated genomic region in Catostomus fish species.The Journal of heredity · 2025Article
- The Tree of Sex consortium: a global initiative for studying the evolution of reproduction in eukaryotes.Journal of evolutionary biology · 2025Article
- Sexual Antagonism and Sex Determination in Three Syngnathid Species Alongside a Male Pregnancy Gradient.Genome biology and evolution · 2025Article
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- Characterization of the sex determining region and development of a molecular sex identification method in a Salangid fish.BMC genomics · 2024Article
- Turnover of sex chromosomes in the Lake Tanganyika cichlid tribe Tropheini (Teleostei: Cichlidae).Scientific reports · 2024Article
- Mitonuclear Sex Determination? Empirical Evidence from Bivalves.Molecular biology and evolution · 2023Article
- Turnover of multiple sex chromosomes inFrontiers in genetics · 2023Article
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3 authors at 3 institutions in 3 countries.
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Abstract
Genetic sex determination (SD) in most vertebrates is controlled by a single master sex gene, which ensures a 1:1 sex ratio. However, more complex systems abound, and several have been ascribed to polygenic SD (PSD), in which many genes at different loci interact to produce the sexual phenotype. Here we examine claims for PSD in vertebrates, finding that most constitute transient states during sex chromosome turnover, or aberrant systems in species hybrids. To avoid confusion about terminology, we propose a consistent nomenclature for genetic SD systems.
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