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Meiosis and sex chromosome evolution
The early stages of sex chromosome evolution are notoriously difficult to study. The meiotic behavior of neo-sex chromosomes reveals how some of the first steps of this evolution can be achieved and how they may even depend on the special requirements of meiosis. The image shows a diplotene spermatocyte of the African pygmy mouse Mus minutoides immunolabeled for protein SYCP3 (green), centromeres (pink) and histone γH2AX (blue). See Gil-Fernández et al.
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Image Credit: Ana Gil-Fernández and Jesús Page.
Citation: (2020) PLoS Genetics Issue Image | Vol. 16(11) November 2020. PLoS Genet 16(11): ev16.i11. https://doi.org/10.1371/image.pgen.v16.i11
Published: November 30, 2020
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The early stages of sex chromosome evolution are notoriously difficult to study. The meiotic behavior of neo-sex chromosomes reveals how some of the first steps of this evolution can be achieved and how they may even depend on the special requirements of meiosis. The image shows a diplotene spermatocyte of the African pygmy mouse Mus minutoides immunolabeled for protein SYCP3 (green), centromeres (pink) and histone γH2AX (blue). See Gil-Fernández et al.
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Image Credit: Ana Gil-Fernández and Jesús Page.