Journal
GENOME BIOLOGY AND EVOLUTION
Volume 10, Issue 4, Pages 1079-1087Publisher
OXFORD UNIV PRESS
DOI: 10.1093/gbe/evy042
Keywords
GSD; TSD; heterogamety; population divergence; sex chromosomes; reptiles
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- Australian Research Council [FT110100597]
- Australian Research Council [FT110100597] Funding Source: Australian Research Council
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Sex determination systems are exceptionally diverse and have undergone multiple and independent evolutionary transitions among species, particularly reptiles. However, the mechanisms underlying these transitions have not been established. Here, we tested for differences in sex-linked markers in the only known reptile that is polymorphic for sex determination system, the spotted snow skink, Niveoscincus ocellatus, to quantify the genomic differences that have accompanied this transition. In a highland population, sex is determined genetically, whereas in a lowland population, offspring sex ratio is influenced by temperature. We found a similar number of sex-linked loci in each population, including shared loci, with genotypes consistent with male heterogamety (XY). However, population-specific linkage disequilibrium suggests greater differentiation of sex chromosomes in the highland population. Our results suggest that transitions between sex determination systems can be facilitated by subtle genetic differences.
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