Multi-genome comparisons reveal gain-and-loss evolution of anti-Mullerian hormone receptor type 2 as a candidate master sex-determining gene in Percidae.
Heiner KuhlPeter T EuclideChristophe KloppCédric CabauMargot ZahmCéline RoquesCarole IampietroClaire KuchlyCécile DonnadieuRomain FeronHugues ParrinelloCharles PoncetLydia JaffreloCarole ConfolentMing WenAmaury HerpinElodie JouannoAnastasia BestinPierrick HaffrayRomain MorvezenTaina Rocha de AlmeidaThomas LecocqBérénice SchaerlingerDominique ChardardDaniel ŻarskiWesley A LarsonJohn H PostlethwaitSerik TimirkhanovWerner KloasSven WuertzMatthias StöckYann GuiguenPublished in: BMC biology (2024)
Together, our results provide a new example of the highly dynamic sex chromosome turnover in teleosts and provide new genomic resources for Percidae, including sex-genotyping tools for all three known Perca species.