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abstract:
- lang: eng
  text: Sex chromosomes evolve once recombination is halted between a homologous pair
    of chromosomes. The dominant model of sex chromosome evolution posits that recombination
    is suppressed between emerging X and Y chromosomes in order to resolve sexual
    conflict. Here we test this model using whole genome and transcriptome resequencing
    data in the guppy, a model for sexual selection with many Y-linked colour traits.
    We show that although the nascent Y chromosome encompasses nearly half of the
    linkage group, there has been no perceptible degradation of Y chromosome gene
    content or activity. Using replicate wild populations with differing levels of
    sexually antagonistic selection for colour, we also show that sexual selection
    leads to greater expansion of the non-recombining region and increased Y chromosome
    divergence. These results provide empirical support for longstanding models of
    sex chromosome catalysis, and suggest an important role for sexual selection and
    sexual conflict in genome evolution.
article_number: '14251'
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author:
- first_name: Alison
  full_name: Wright, Alison
  last_name: Wright
- first_name: Iulia
  full_name: Darolti, Iulia
  last_name: Darolti
- first_name: Natasha
  full_name: Bloch, Natasha
  last_name: Bloch
- first_name: Vicencio
  full_name: Oostra, Vicencio
  last_name: Oostra
- first_name: Benjamin
  full_name: Sandkam, Benjamin
  last_name: Sandkam
- first_name: Séverine
  full_name: Buechel, Séverine
  last_name: Buechel
- first_name: Niclas
  full_name: Kolm, Niclas
  last_name: Kolm
- first_name: Felix
  full_name: Breden, Felix
  last_name: Breden
- first_name: Beatriz
  full_name: Vicoso, Beatriz
  id: 49E1C5C6-F248-11E8-B48F-1D18A9856A87
  last_name: Vicoso
  orcid: 0000-0002-4579-8306
- first_name: Judith
  full_name: Mank, Judith
  last_name: Mank
citation:
  ama: Wright A, Darolti I, Bloch N, et al. Convergent recombination suppression suggests
    role of sexual selection in guppy sex chromosome formation. <i>Nature Communications</i>.
    2017;8. doi:<a href="https://doi.org/10.1038/ncomms14251">10.1038/ncomms14251</a>
  apa: Wright, A., Darolti, I., Bloch, N., Oostra, V., Sandkam, B., Buechel, S., …
    Mank, J. (2017). Convergent recombination suppression suggests role of sexual
    selection in guppy sex chromosome formation. <i>Nature Communications</i>. Nature
    Publishing Group. <a href="https://doi.org/10.1038/ncomms14251">https://doi.org/10.1038/ncomms14251</a>
  chicago: Wright, Alison, Iulia Darolti, Natasha Bloch, Vicencio Oostra, Benjamin
    Sandkam, Séverine Buechel, Niclas Kolm, Felix Breden, Beatriz Vicoso, and Judith
    Mank. “Convergent Recombination Suppression Suggests Role of Sexual Selection
    in Guppy Sex Chromosome Formation.” <i>Nature Communications</i>. Nature Publishing
    Group, 2017. <a href="https://doi.org/10.1038/ncomms14251">https://doi.org/10.1038/ncomms14251</a>.
  ieee: A. Wright <i>et al.</i>, “Convergent recombination suppression suggests role
    of sexual selection in guppy sex chromosome formation,” <i>Nature Communications</i>,
    vol. 8. Nature Publishing Group, 2017.
  ista: Wright A, Darolti I, Bloch N, Oostra V, Sandkam B, Buechel S, Kolm N, Breden
    F, Vicoso B, Mank J. 2017. Convergent recombination suppression suggests role
    of sexual selection in guppy sex chromosome formation. Nature Communications.
    8, 14251.
  mla: Wright, Alison, et al. “Convergent Recombination Suppression Suggests Role
    of Sexual Selection in Guppy Sex Chromosome Formation.” <i>Nature Communications</i>,
    vol. 8, 14251, Nature Publishing Group, 2017, doi:<a href="https://doi.org/10.1038/ncomms14251">10.1038/ncomms14251</a>.
  short: A. Wright, I. Darolti, N. Bloch, V. Oostra, B. Sandkam, S. Buechel, N. Kolm,
    F. Breden, B. Vicoso, J. Mank, Nature Communications 8 (2017).
date_created: 2018-12-11T11:50:04Z
date_published: 2017-01-31T00:00:00Z
date_updated: 2025-07-10T11:50:01Z
day: '31'
ddc:
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department:
- _id: BeVi
doi: 10.1038/ncomms14251
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publication: Nature Communications
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title: Convergent recombination suppression suggests role of sexual selection in guppy
  sex chromosome formation
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