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ArticleScience advances2026

Evolution of a ZW sex determination system in sticklebacks.

Xiaoqi Cheng, Ming Zou, Yu Wang, Yingnan Wang, Xinxin Li, Hongkai Zhang, Chongnv Wang, Juha Merilä, Baocheng Guo

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Xiaoqi ChengState Key Laboratory of Animal Biodiversity Conservation and Integrated Pest Management, Institute of Zoology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100101, China.ORCID 0009-0001-8309-2240
Ming ZouState Key Laboratory of Animal Biodiversity Conservation and Integrated Pest Management, Institute of Zoology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100101, China.ORCID 0000-0003-0352-2851
Yu WangState Key Laboratory of Animal Biodiversity Conservation and Integrated Pest Management, Institute of Zoology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100101, China.ORCID 0009-0008-3782-1343
Yingnan WangNational Animal Collection Resource Center, Institute of Zoology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100101, China.ORCID 0009-0006-5849-3444
Xinxin LiState Key Laboratory of Animal Biodiversity Conservation and Integrated Pest Management, Institute of Zoology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100101, China.ORCID 0000-0003-2823-4477
Hongkai ZhangState Key Laboratory of Animal Biodiversity Conservation and Integrated Pest Management, Institute of Zoology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100101, China.ORCID 0000-0001-7371-9612
Chongnv WangState Key Laboratory of Animal Biodiversity Conservation and Integrated Pest Management, Institute of Zoology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100101, China.ORCID 0009-0005-9617-8894
Juha MeriläArea of Ecology and Biodiversity, School of Biological Sciences, University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong SAR, China.ORCID 0000-0001-9614-0072
Baocheng GuoState Key Laboratory of Animal Biodiversity Conservation and Integrated Pest Management, Institute of Zoology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100101, China.ORCID 0000-0002-9796-5700

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Abstract

The stickleback system offers a powerful model for investigating the evolutionary dynamics of sex chromosome differentiation. Although a ZW sex determination mechanism has previously been reported in sticklebacks, its origin and evolutionary history remain poorly resolved. Here, integrated multiomics analyses were applied to elucidate the evolutionary trajectory of the ZW system in

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Biological EvolutionSex ChromosomesSex Determination ProcessesSmegmamorphaAnimalsFemaleGenomeMaleSelection, GeneticSynteny

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