Possible stochastic sex determination in Bursaphelenchus nematodes

• Published in: Nature communications Vol. 13; no. 1; p. 2574
• Main Authors: Shinya, Ryoji, Sun, Simo, Dayi, Mehmet, Tsai, Isheng Jason, Miyama, Atsushi, Chen, Anthony Fu, Hasegawa, Koichi, Antoshechkin, Igor, Kikuchi, Taisei, Sternberg, Paul W.
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: London Nature Publishing Group UK 11.05.2022; Nature Publishing Group; Nature Portfolio
• Subjects: 38; 38/91; 45; 45/23; 45/70; 631/181/2474; 631/208/135; 631/208/212/748; 64; Animals; Bursaphelenchus; Caenorhabditis elegans - metabolism; Caenorhabditis elegans Proteins - genetics; Caenorhabditis elegans Proteins - metabolism; Chromosomes; Compensation; Deposition; Differentiation; Disorders of Sex Development - genetics; Dosage; Dosage compensation; Dosage Compensation, Genetic; Environmental factors; Epigenesis, Genetic; Epigenetics; Female; Gene sequencing; Genetic analysis; Genetic screening; Genomes; Humanities and Social Sciences; Humans; Male; multidisciplinary; Nematoda - genetics; Nematoda - metabolism; Nematodes; Phenotypes; Science; Science (multidisciplinary); Sex; Sex determination; Sex differentiation; Stochasticity; X Chromosome - metabolism

Sex determination mechanisms evolve surprisingly rapidly, yet little is known in the large nematode phylum other than for Caenorhabditis elegans , which relies on chromosomal XX-XO sex determination and a dosage compensation mechanism. Here we analyze by sex-specific genome sequencing and genetic an...