Genomic analysis of many nonmodel species has uncovered an incredible diversity of sex
chromosome systems, making it possible to empirically test the rich body of evolutionary …

Sex chromosomes can evolve once recombination is halted between a homologous pair of
chromosomes. Owing to detailed studies using key model systems, we have a nuanced …

The profound and pervasive differences in gene expression observed between males and
females, and the unique evolutionary properties of these genes in many species, have led to …

Although sex is a fundamental component of eukaryotic reproduction, the genetic systems
that control sex determination are highly variable. In many organisms the presence of sex …

Sex chromosomes evolve once recombination is halted between a homologous pair of
chromosomes. The dominant model of sex chromosome evolution posits that recombination is …

A substantial amount of phenotypic diversity results from changes in gene expression levels
and patterns. Understanding how the transcriptome evolves is therefore a key priority in …

Gene expression differences between the sexes account for the majority of sexually dimorphic
phenotypes, and the study of sex-biased gene expression is important for understanding …

Changes in gene expression underlie the adaptive evolution in many complex phenotypes,
and the recent increase in the availability of multi-species comparative transcriptome data …

Motivation Linkage disequilibrium (LD) measures the correlation between genetic loci and
is highly informative for association mapping and population genetics. As many studies rely …

The W chromosome is predicted to be subject to strong female-specific selection stemming
from its female-limited inheritance and therefore should play an important role in female …