Sex chromosomes: How to make a hermaphrodite

Possible and observed pathways to cosexuality and resexualization of U/V chromosomes from a unisexual haploid-dominant ancestor.

Abstract

The existence of sex chromosomes complicates the evolution of cosexuality (hermaphroditism). Four new genomic studies from haploid-dominant plants show commonalities and differences in mechanisms of the evolution of cosexuality, raising questions about the genetics of sexual dimorphism and the fate of cosexual lineages.

Publication
Current Biology
Jenna T. B. Ekwealor
Jenna T. B. Ekwealor
Assistant Professor

Lab PI and moss evangelist.