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abstract:
- lang: eng
  text: Termites, together with cockroaches, belong to the Blattodea. They possess
    an XX/XY sex determination system which has evolved from an XX/X0 system present
    in other Blattodean species, such as cockroaches and wood roaches. Little is currently
    known about the sex chromosomes of termites, their gene content, or their evolution.
    We here investigate the X chromosome of multiple termite species and compare them
    with the X chromosome of cockroaches using genomic and transcriptomic data. We
    find that the X chromosome of the termite Macrotermes natalensis is large and
    differentiated showing hall marks of sex chromosome evolution such as dosage compensation,
    while this does not seem to be the case in the other two termite species investigated
    here where sex chromosomes may be evolutionary younger. Furthermore, the X chromosome
    in M. natalensis is different from the X chromosome found in the cockroach Blattella
    germanica indicating that sex chromosome turn-over events may have happened during
    termite evolution.
acknowledged_ssus:
- _id: ScienComp
acknowledgement: "urthermore, we thank all lab members and collaborators for feedback
  on the project. Specifically, Dino McMahon provided R. flavipes males and females,
  Judith Korb provided C. secundus males and females, gave feedback on the project
  and discussed questions on termite reproduction, Mireille Vasseur-Cognet provided
  M. natalensis males and females, Ariana Macon performed the lab work for sequencing
  and the Vicoso group gave critical feedback on the project. We furthermore thank
  the HPC group at IST Austria and Christian Meesters at JGU Mainz for their technical
  support.\r\nThis work was supported by a Österreichischer Wissenschaftsfonds (FWF)
  grant of the Meitner Programme to A.K.H. (project number M 2484), funding by the
  Deutsche Forschungsgemeinschaft (DFG) of the Research Training Group GenEvo (project
  number 407023052) to A.K.H., R.F., and A.D., and funding of the DFG within the Schwerpunktprogramm
  Gevol to A.K.H. and R.M. (project number 503256468)."
article_number: evae265
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author:
- first_name: Roxanne
  full_name: Fraser, Roxanne
  last_name: Fraser
- first_name: Ruth
  full_name: Moraa, Ruth
  last_name: Moraa
- first_name: Annika
  full_name: Djolai, Annika
  last_name: Djolai
- first_name: Nils
  full_name: Meisenheimer, Nils
  last_name: Meisenheimer
- first_name: Sophie
  full_name: Laube, Sophie
  last_name: Laube
- first_name: Beatriz
  full_name: Vicoso, Beatriz
  id: 49E1C5C6-F248-11E8-B48F-1D18A9856A87
  last_name: Vicoso
  orcid: 0000-0002-4579-8306
- first_name: Ann K
  full_name: Huylmans, Ann K
  id: 4C0A3874-F248-11E8-B48F-1D18A9856A87
  last_name: Huylmans
  orcid: 0000-0001-8871-4961
citation:
  ama: Fraser R, Moraa R, Djolai A, et al. Evidence for a novel X chromosome in termites.
    <i>Genome Biology and Evolution</i>. 2024;16(12). doi:<a href="https://doi.org/10.1093/gbe/evae265">10.1093/gbe/evae265</a>
  apa: Fraser, R., Moraa, R., Djolai, A., Meisenheimer, N., Laube, S., Vicoso, B.,
    &#38; Huylmans, A. K. (2024). Evidence for a novel X chromosome in termites. <i>Genome
    Biology and Evolution</i>. Oxford University Press. <a href="https://doi.org/10.1093/gbe/evae265">https://doi.org/10.1093/gbe/evae265</a>
  chicago: Fraser, Roxanne, Ruth Moraa, Annika Djolai, Nils Meisenheimer, Sophie Laube,
    Beatriz Vicoso, and Ann K Huylmans. “Evidence for a Novel X Chromosome in Termites.”
    <i>Genome Biology and Evolution</i>. Oxford University Press, 2024. <a href="https://doi.org/10.1093/gbe/evae265">https://doi.org/10.1093/gbe/evae265</a>.
  ieee: R. Fraser <i>et al.</i>, “Evidence for a novel X chromosome in termites,”
    <i>Genome Biology and Evolution</i>, vol. 16, no. 12. Oxford University Press,
    2024.
  ista: Fraser R, Moraa R, Djolai A, Meisenheimer N, Laube S, Vicoso B, Huylmans AK.
    2024. Evidence for a novel X chromosome in termites. Genome Biology and Evolution.
    16(12), evae265.
  mla: Fraser, Roxanne, et al. “Evidence for a Novel X Chromosome in Termites.” <i>Genome
    Biology and Evolution</i>, vol. 16, no. 12, evae265, Oxford University Press,
    2024, doi:<a href="https://doi.org/10.1093/gbe/evae265">10.1093/gbe/evae265</a>.
  short: R. Fraser, R. Moraa, A. Djolai, N. Meisenheimer, S. Laube, B. Vicoso, A.K.
    Huylmans, Genome Biology and Evolution 16 (2024).
corr_author: '1'
date_created: 2025-01-05T23:01:58Z
date_published: 2024-12-01T00:00:00Z
date_updated: 2025-09-09T11:58:41Z
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ddc:
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department:
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doi: 10.1093/gbe/evae265
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