The X chromosome of insects likely predates the origin of class Insecta

Authors: Toups, M.A. and Vicoso, B.

Journal: Evolution

Volume: 77

Issue: 11

Pages: 2504-2511

eISSN: 1558-5646

ISSN: 0014-3820

DOI: 10.1093/evolut/qpad169

Abstract:

Sex chromosomes have evolved independently multiple times, but why some are conserved for more than 100 million years whereas others turnover rapidly remains an open question. Here, we examine the homology of sex chromosomes across nine orders of insects, plus the outgroup springtails. We find that the X chromosome is likely homologous across insects and springtails; the only exception is in the Lepidoptera, which has lost the X and now has a ZZ/ZW sex-chromosome system. These results suggest the ancestral insect X chromosome has persisted for more than 450 million years - the oldest known sex chromosome to date. Further, we propose that the shrinking of gene content the dipteran X chromosome has allowed for a burst of sex-chromosome turnover that is absent from other speciose insect orders.

https://eprints.bournemouth.ac.uk/39008/

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The X chromosome of insects likely predates the origin of class Insecta.

Authors: Toups, M.A. and Vicoso, B.

Journal: Evolution

Volume: 77

Issue: 11

Pages: 2504-2511

eISSN: 1558-5646

DOI: 10.1093/evolut/qpad169

Abstract:

Sex chromosomes have evolved independently multiple times, but why some are conserved for more than 100 million years whereas others turnover rapidly remains an open question. Here, we examine the homology of sex chromosomes across nine orders of insects, plus the outgroup springtails. We find that the X chromosome is likely homologous across insects and springtails; the only exception is in the Lepidoptera, which has lost the X and now has a ZZ/ZW sex-chromosome system. These results suggest the ancestral insect X chromosome has persisted for more than 450 million years-the oldest known sex chromosome to date. Further, we propose that the shrinking of gene content the dipteran X chromosome has allowed for a burst of sex-chromosome turnover that is absent from other speciose insect orders.

https://eprints.bournemouth.ac.uk/39008/

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The X chromosome of insects likely predates the origin of class Insecta

Authors: Toups, M.A. and Vicoso, B.

Journal: EVOLUTION

Volume: 77

Issue: 11

Pages: 2504-2511

eISSN: 1558-5646

ISSN: 0014-3820

DOI: 10.1093/evolut/qpad169

https://eprints.bournemouth.ac.uk/39008/

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The X chromosome of insects likely predates the origin of Class Insecta

Authors: Toups, M. and Vicoso, B.

Journal: Evolution

Publisher: Oxford University Press

ISSN: 0014-3820

https://eprints.bournemouth.ac.uk/39008/

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The X chromosome of insects likely predates the origin of class Insecta.

Authors: Toups, M.A. and Vicoso, B.

Journal: Evolution; international journal of organic evolution

Volume: 77

Issue: 11

Pages: 2504-2511

eISSN: 1558-5646

ISSN: 0014-3820

DOI: 10.1093/evolut/qpad169

Abstract:

Sex chromosomes have evolved independently multiple times, but why some are conserved for more than 100 million years whereas others turnover rapidly remains an open question. Here, we examine the homology of sex chromosomes across nine orders of insects, plus the outgroup springtails. We find that the X chromosome is likely homologous across insects and springtails; the only exception is in the Lepidoptera, which has lost the X and now has a ZZ/ZW sex-chromosome system. These results suggest the ancestral insect X chromosome has persisted for more than 450 million years-the oldest known sex chromosome to date. Further, we propose that the shrinking of gene content the dipteran X chromosome has allowed for a burst of sex-chromosome turnover that is absent from other speciose insect orders.

https://eprints.bournemouth.ac.uk/39008/

Source: Europe PubMed Central

The X chromosome of insects likely predates the origin of Class Insecta

Authors: Toups, M.A. and Vicoso, B.

Journal: Evolution

Volume: 77

Issue: 11

Pages: 2504-2511

Publisher: Oxford University Press

ISSN: 0014-3820

Abstract:

Sex chromosomes have evolved independently multiple times, but why some are conserved for more than 100 million years whereas others turnover rapidly remains an open question. Here, we examine the homology of sex chromosomes across nine orders of insects, plus the outgroup springtails. We find that the X chromosome is likely homologous across insects and springtails; the only exception is in the Lepidoptera, which has lost the X and now has a ZZ/ZW sex chromosome system. These results suggest the ancestral insect X chromosome has persisted for more than 450 million years – the oldest known sex chromosome to date. Further, we propose that the shrinking of gene content the dipteran X chromosome has allowed for a burst of sex-chromosome turnover that is absent from other speciose insect orders.

https://eprints.bournemouth.ac.uk/39008/

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