Sex-Limited Chromosomes And Non-Reproductive Traits

    July 2022 in “ BMC Biology ”
    Aivars Cīrulis, Bengt Hansson, Jessica K. Abbott
    TLDR Sex-limited chromosomes can affect traits not related to reproduction.
    The document discussed how sex-limited chromosomes, like the Y chromosome, influenced non-reproductive traits in various sex determination systems (XY, ZW, UV). Traditionally associated with sex determination and reproduction, these chromosomes were found to also impact traits unrelated to reproduction. The study explored evolutionary processes that maintained variation in these chromosomes and the molecular mechanisms through which they affected non-reproductive traits.
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