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Are homologies in vertebrate sex determination due to shared ancestry or to limited options?

Genome Biology
DOI: 10.1186/gb-2010-11-4-205
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The same candidate genes and the same autosomes are repeatedly used as sex chromosomes in vertebrates. Are these systems identical by descent, or are some genes or chromosomes intrinsically better at triggering the first steps of sex determination? © 2010 BioMed Central Ltd.

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Marshall Graves, J. A., & Peichel, C. L. (2010, April 30). Are homologies in vertebrate sex determination due to shared ancestry or to limited options? Genome Biology. https://doi.org/10.1186/gb-2010-11-4-205

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