High degree of sex chromosome differentiation in stickleback fishes

<p>Abstract</p> <p>Background</p> <p>Studies of closely related species with different sex chromosome systems can provide insights into the processes of sex chromosome differentiation and evolution. To investigate the potential utility of molecular markers in studying s...

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Main Authors: Shimada Yukinori, Natri Heini M, Shikano Takahito, Merilä Juha
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2011-09-01
Series:BMC Genomics
Online Access:http://www.biomedcentral.com/1471-2164/12/474