The Hypolimnas misippus Genome Supports a Common Origin of the W Chromosome in Lepidoptera
Moths and butterflies (Lepidoptera) have a heterogametic sex chromosome system with females carrying ZW chromosomes and males ZZ. The lack of W chromosomes in early-diverging lepidopteran lineages has led to the suggestion of an ancestral Z0 system in this clade and a B chromosome origin of the W. T...
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| Format: | Journal article |
| Language: | English |
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Oxford University Press
2024
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