Evolutionary Insights of the ZW Sex Chromosomes in Snakes: A New Chapter Added by the Amazonian Puffing Snakes of the Genus <i>Spilotes</i>

Evolutionary Insights of the ZW Sex Chromosomes in Snakes: A New Chapter Added by the Amazonian Puffing Snakes of the Genus <i>Spilotes</i>

Amazonian puffing snakes (<i>Spilotes</i>; Colubridae) are snakes widely distributed in the Neotropical region. However, chromosomal data are scarce in this group and, when available, are only limited to karyotype description using conventional staining. In this paper, we focused on the...

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Main Authors: Patrik F. Viana, Tariq Ezaz, Marcelo de Bello Cioffi, Breno Jackson Almeida, Eliana Feldberg
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2019-04-01
Series:Genes
Subjects:
advanced snakes
sex chromosomes
heterochromatin
CGH
repeat accumulation
Amazonian snakes
Online Access:https://www.mdpi.com/2073-4425/10/4/288

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