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Doris BachtrogProfessor of Evolutionary Genomics, University of California Berkeley Verified email at berkeley.edu Cited by 10297 |
[HTML][HTML] Sex determination: why so many ways of doing it?
… Many biologists are habituated to thinking about sex determination through the familiar
examples of mammals and D. melanogaster, and assume that sex determination by sex …
examples of mammals and D. melanogaster, and assume that sex determination by sex …
Y-chromosome evolution: emerging insights into processes of Y-chromosome degeneration
D Bachtrog - Nature Reviews Genetics, 2013 - nature.com
… Comparative analysis of primate Y chromosomes and D. melanogaster Y chromosomes
has revealed common features that are shared between their Y chromosomes and that have …
has revealed common features that are shared between their Y chromosomes and that have …
Are all sex chromosomes created equal?
Three principal types of chromosomal sex determination are found in nature: male heterogamety
(XY systems, as in mammals), female heterogamety (ZW systems, as in birds), and …
(XY systems, as in mammals), female heterogamety (ZW systems, as in birds), and …
[HTML][HTML] Horizontal gene transfer from diverse bacteria to an insect genome enables a tripartite nested mealybug symbiosis
The smallest reported bacterial genome belongs to Tremblaya princeps, a symbiont of
Planococcus citri mealybugs (PCIT). Tremblaya PCIT not only has a 139 kb genome, but …
Planococcus citri mealybugs (PCIT). Tremblaya PCIT not only has a 139 kb genome, but …
Complex evolutionary trajectories of sex chromosomes across bird taxa
Introduction Sex chromosomes originate from ordinary autosomes. Ancient sex-specific W
or Y chromosomes, like that of female chicken or those of male mammals, usually have lost …
or Y chromosomes, like that of female chicken or those of male mammals, usually have lost …
[HTML][HTML] Comparative sex chromosome genomics in snakes: differentiation, evolutionary strata, and lack of global dosage compensation
Snakes exhibit genetic sex determination, with female heterogametic sex chromosomes (ZZ
males, ZW females). Extensive cytogenetic work has suggested that the level of sex …
males, ZW females). Extensive cytogenetic work has suggested that the level of sex …
A dynamic view of sex chromosome evolution
D Bachtrog - Current opinion in genetics & development, 2006 - Elsevier
… Empirical evidence for the functional specialization hypothesis comes from D. miranda [10,
14]. Two genes in D. miranda that show an extremely high rate of protein evolution on the neo…
14]. Two genes in D. miranda that show an extremely high rate of protein evolution on the neo…
[HTML][HTML] Numerous transitions of sex chromosomes in Diptera
B Vicoso, D Bachtrog - PLoS biology, 2015 - journals.plos.org
… In particular, elements C and D became part of the sex chromosome in D. albomicans [21],
element D became sex-linked in an ancestor of D. miranda and D. pseudoobscura, and …
element D became sex-linked in an ancestor of D. miranda and D. pseudoobscura, and …
EXTENSIVE INTROGRESSION OF MITOCHONDRIAL DNA RELATIVE TO NUCLEAR GENES IN THE DROSOPHILA YAKUBA SPECIES GROUP
… santomea and D. yakuba diverged about one-half million years ago and split from D. … We
show that the mtDNA must have recently introgressed across species boundaries in the D. …
show that the mtDNA must have recently introgressed across species boundaries in the D. …
Reversal of an ancient sex chromosome to an autosome in Drosophila
B Vicoso, D Bachtrog - Nature, 2013 - nature.com
… The D. busckii libraries were prepared in the Bachtrog laboratory following the standard
Illumina protocol, and sequenced at the Berkeley sequencing facility. For each species, libraries …
Illumina protocol, and sequenced at the Berkeley sequencing facility. For each species, libraries …