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Chromatin structure changes around satellite repeats on the Schistosoma mansoni female sex chromosome suggest a possible mechanism for sex chromosome emergence

  • Lepesant J
  • Cosseau C
  • Boissier J
  • et al.
Genome Biology (2012) 13(2) R14
DOI: 10.1186/preaccept-3172405466397456
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Abstract

In the leuphotrochozoan parasitic platyhelminth Schistosoma mansoni, male individuals are homogametic (ZZ) whereas females are heterogametic (ZW). To elucidate the mechanisms that led to the emergence of sex chromosomes we compared the genomic sequence and the chromatin structure

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Lepesant, J. M., Cosseau, C., Boissier, J., Freitag, M., Portela, J., Climent, D., … Grunau, C. (2012). Chromatin structure changes around satellite repeats on the Schistosoma mansoni female sex chromosome suggest a possible mechanism for sex chromosome emergence. Genome Biology, 13(2), R14. https://doi.org/10.1186/preaccept-3172405466397456

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