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Assembled chromosomes of the blood fluke Schistosoma mansoni provide insight into the evolution of its ZW sex-determination system
<p><em>Schistosoma mansoni </em>has a diploid genome of approximately 380 MB, organized in 7 pairs of autosomes and 2 sex chromosomes. The original <em>Schistosoma mansoni </em>Genome Project was completed by the Wellcome Sanger Institute in collaboration with The Institute for Genome Research using a Whole Genome Shotgun sequencing strategy. The draft assembly was subsequently improved first by incorporating Illumina reads from a clonal (single-miracidial) infection and more recently by incorporating long PacBio reads, HiC, and optical mapping data.</p> <p>Associated manuscript can be found at https://www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1101/2021.08.13.456314v1</p>
Widespread recombination suppression facilitates plant sex chromosome evolution
<p>Classical models suggest that recombination rates on sex chromosomes evolve in a stepwise manner to localize sexually antagonistic variants in the sex in which they are beneficial, thereby lowering rates of recombination between X and Y chromosomes. However, it is also possible that sex chromosome formation occurs in regions with pre-existing recombination suppression. To evaluate these possibilities, we constructed linkage maps and a chromosome-scale genome assembly for the dioecious plant <i>Rumex hastatulus</i>. This species has a polymorphic karyotype with a young neo-sex chromosome, resulting from a Robertsonian fusion between the X chromosome and an autosome, in part of its geographical range. We identified the shared and neo-sex chromosome using comparative genetic maps of the two cytotypes. We found that sex-linked regions of both the ancestral and the neo-sex chromosome are embedded in large regions of low recombination. Furthermore, our comparison of the recombination landscape of the neo-sex chromosome to its autosomal homologue indicates that low recombination rates preceded sex linkage. These patterns are not unique to the sex chromosomes; all chromosomes were characterized by massive regions of suppressed recombination spanning most of each chromosome. This represents an extreme case of the periphery-biased recombination seen in other systems with large chromosomes. Across all chromosomes, gene and repetitive sequence density correlated with recombination rate, with patterns of variation differing between repetitive element type. Our findings suggest that ancestrally low rates of recombination may facilitate the formation and subsequent evolution of heteromorphic sex chromosomes.</p>
Heterogeneous evolution of sex chromosomes in the torrent frog genus Amolops
<p>In sharp contrast with birds and mammals, sex chromosomes have been described as homomorphic in cold-blooded vertebrates. This sex-chromosome homomorphy has been suggested to result from high turnovers when they are often observed across deeply diverged clades. However, little is known about the tempo and mode of sex chromosome evolution among most closely related species. Here, we examine patterns of sex chromosome evolution among nine species of the torrent frog genus <em>Amolops</em>. Through the analysis of male and female GBS and RAD-seq from 182 individuals and of PCR verification for 176 individuals, we identify signatures of sex chromosomes involving two pairs of chromosomes. We find that the sex-chromosome homomorphy results from both turnover and X–Y recombination in the <em>Amolops</em> species, simultaneously exhibiting heterogeneous evolution on homologous and non-homologous sex chromosomes. The lower turnover rate of non-homologous sex chromosomes exists in these torrent frogs, whereas the ongoing X–Y recombination in homologous sex chromosomes would act as an indispensable force to prevent the sex chromosomes from differentiations. </p>
Repeated sex chromosome evolution in vertebrates supported by expanded avian sex chromosomes
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Heterogeneous evolution of sex chromosomes in the torrent frog genus Amolops
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Chromosome-level genome assembly of Dynastes reidi reveals structural evolution of autosomes and the sex chromosomes in Hercules Beetles
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Widespread recombination suppression facilitates plant sex chromosome evolution
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Data from: Evolution of multiple sex-chromosomes associated with dynamic genome reshuffling in Leptidea wood-white butterflies
<p>Sex chromosome systems tend to be highly conserved and knowledge about their evolution typically comes from macroevolutionary inferences. Rapidly evolving complex sex chromosome systems represent a rare opportunity to study the mechanisms of sex chromosome evolution at unprecedented resolution. Three cryptic species of wood white butterflies – <i><span>Leptidea juvernica</span></i>, <i><span>L. sinapis</span></i>, and <i><span>L. reali</span></i> – have each a unique set of multiple sex chromosomes with 3–4 W and 3–4 Z chromosomes. Using a transcriptome-based microarray for comparative genomic hybridization (array-CGH) and a library of bacterial artificial chromosome (BAC) clones, both developed in <i><span>L. juvernica</span></i>, we identified Z-linked <i><span>Leptidea</span></i> orthologs of <i><span>Bombyx mori</span></i> genes and mapped them by fluorescence <i><span>in situ</span></i> hybridization (FISH) with BAC probes on multiple Z chromosomes. In all three species, we determined synteny blocks of autosomal origin and reconstructed the evolution of multiple sex chromosomes. In addition, we identified W-homologs of Z-linked orthologs and characterized their molecular differentiation. Our results suggest that the multiple sex chromosome system evolved in a common ancestor of these three <i><span>Leptidea</span></i> species as a result of dynamic genome reshuffling through repeated rearrangements between the sex chromosomes and autosomes, including translocations and fissions. Thus, the sex chromosome turnover could not play a role in reproductive isolation between the <i><span>Leptidea </span></i>species studied. However, we suggest that subsequent species-specific rearrangements of multiple sex chromosomes, along with different rates of neo-W chromosome degeneration and significantly increased number of Z-linked genes could accelerate the accumulation of genetic incompatibilities between populations and promote their divergence resulting in speciation.</p>
Karyotype diversification and evolution in Silene (Caryophyllaceae) representatives with sex chromosomes: taxonomic and biogeographical implications
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Data from: Transition in sexual system and sex chromosome evolution in the tadpole shrimp Triops cancriformis
Transitions in sexual system and reproductive mode may affect the course of sex chromosome evolution, for instance by altering the strength of sexually antagonistic selection. However, there have been few studies of sex chromosomes in systems where such transitions have been documented. The European tadpole shrimp, Triops cancriformis, has undergone a transition from dioecy to androdioecy (a sexual system where hermaphrodites and males coexist), offering an excellent opportunity to test the impact of this transition on the evolution of sex chromosomes. To identify sex-linked markers, to understand mechanisms of sex determination and to investigate differences between sexual systems, we carried out a genome-wide association study using restriction site-associated DNA sequencing (RAD-seq) of 47 males, females and hermaphrodites from one dioecious and one androdioecious population. We analysed 22.9 Gb of paired-end sequences and identified and scored >3000 high coverage novel genomic RAD markers. Presence–absence of markers, single-nucleotide polymorphism association and read depth identified 52 candidate sex-linked markers. We show that sex is genetically determined in T. cancriformis, with a ZW system conserved across dioecious and androdioecious populations and that hermaphrodites have likely evolved from females. We also show that the structure of the sex chromosomes differs strikingly, with a larger sex-linked region in the dioecious population compared with the androdioecious population.
Data from: Transition in sexual system and sex chromosome evolution in the tadpole shrimp Triops cancriformis
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Data from: Evolution of multiple sex-chromosomes associated with dynamic genome reshuffling in Leptidea wood-white butterflies
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Data from: Evolution and dynamics of germline sex chromosome regulation in D. miranda
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Data from: The evolution of sex determination associated with a chromosomal inversion
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Data from: The sex chromosome system can influence the evolution of sex-biased dispersal
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Data from: The contribution of female meiotic drive to the evolution of neo-sex chromosomes
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Data from: Long-term experimental hybridisation results in a heterologous transition and the evolution of a new sex chromosome in swordtail fish
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Data from: The evolution of sex chromosomes in organisms with separate haploid sexes
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Data from: Sex chromosome linked genetic variance and the evolution of sexual dimorphism of quantitative traits
Theory predicts that sex chromsome linkage should reduce intersexual genetic correlations thereby allowing the evolution of sexual dimorphism. Empirical evidence for sex linkage has come largely from crosses and few studies have examined how sexual dimorphism and sex linkage are related within outbred populations. Here we use data on an array of different traits measured on over 10,000 individuals from two pedigreed populations of birds (collared flycatcher and zebra finch) to estimate the amount of sex linked genetic variance (h2z). Out of 17 traits examined, eight showed a non-zero h2Z estimate but only four were significantly different from zero (wing patch size and tarsus length in collared flycatchers, wing length and beak colour in zebra finches). We further tested how sexual dimorphism and the mode of selection operating on the trait relate to the proportion of sex linked genetic variance. Sexually selected traits did not show higher h2Z than morphological traits and there was only a weak positive relationship between h2Z and sexual dimorphism. However, given the relative scarcity of empirical studies it is premature to make conclusions about the role sex chromosome linkage in the evolution of sexual dimorphism.
Data from: Evolution and conservation of Characidium sex chromosomes
Fish species exhibit substantial variation in the degree of genetic differentiation between sex chromosome pairs, and therefore offer the opportunity to study the full range of sex chromosome evolution. We used restriction-site associated DNA sequencing (RAD-seq) to study the sex chromosomes of Characidium gomesi, a species with conspicuous heteromorphic ZW/ZZ sex chromosomes. We screened 9863 single-nucleotide polymorphisms (SNPs), corresponding to ~1 marker/100 kb distributed across the genome for sex-linked variation. With this data set, we identified 26 female-specific RAD loci, putatively located on the W chromosome, as well as 148 sex-associated SNPs showing significant differentiation (average FST=0.144) between males and females, and therefore in regions of more recent divergence between the Z and W chromosomes. In addition, we detected 25 RAD loci showing extreme heterozygote deficiency in females but which were in Hardy–Weinberg equilibrium in males, consistent with degeneration of the W chromosome and therefore female hemizygosity. We validated seven female-specific and two sex-associated markers in a larger sample of C. gomesi, of which three localised to the W chromosome, thereby providing useful markers for sexing wild samples. Validated markers were evaluated in other populations and species of the genus Characidium, this exploration suggesting a rapid turnover of W-specific repetitive elements. Together, our analyses point to a complex origin for the sex chromosome of C. gomesi and highlight the utility of RAD-seq for studying the composition and evolution of sex chromosomes systems in wild populations.
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