In the platypus a meiotic chain of ten sex chromosomes shares genes with the bird Z and mammal X chromosomes
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Gruetzner, Frank; Rens, Willem; Tsend-Ayush, Enkhjargal; El-Mogharbel, Nisrine; O'Brien, Patricia C M; Jones, Russell C; Ferguson-Smith, Malcolm A; Graves, Jennifer
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Two centuries after the duck-billed platypus was discovered, monotreme chromosome systems remain deeply puzzling. Karyotypes of males1, or of both sexes2-1, were claimed to contain several unpaired chromosomes (including the X chromosome) that form a multi-chromosomal chain at meiosis. Such meiotic chains exist in plants5 and insects6 but are rare in vertebrates7. How the platypus chromosome system works to determine sex and produce balanced gametes has been controversial for decades1-4. Here...[Show more]
dc.contributor.author | Gruetzner, Frank | |
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dc.contributor.author | Rens, Willem | |
dc.contributor.author | Tsend-Ayush, Enkhjargal | |
dc.contributor.author | El-Mogharbel, Nisrine | |
dc.contributor.author | O'Brien, Patricia C M | |
dc.contributor.author | Jones, Russell C | |
dc.contributor.author | Ferguson-Smith, Malcolm A | |
dc.contributor.author | Graves, Jennifer | |
dc.date.accessioned | 2015-12-13T22:51:01Z | |
dc.date.available | 2015-12-13T22:51:01Z | |
dc.identifier.issn | 0028-0836 | |
dc.identifier.uri | http://hdl.handle.net/1885/81073 | |
dc.description.abstract | Two centuries after the duck-billed platypus was discovered, monotreme chromosome systems remain deeply puzzling. Karyotypes of males1, or of both sexes2-1, were claimed to contain several unpaired chromosomes (including the X chromosome) that form a multi-chromosomal chain at meiosis. Such meiotic chains exist in plants5 and insects6 but are rare in vertebrates7. How the platypus chromosome system works to determine sex and produce balanced gametes has been controversial for decades1-4. Here we demonstrate that platypus have five male-specific chromosomes (Y chromosomes) and five chromosomes present in one copy in males and two copies in females (X chromosomes). These ten chromosomes form a multivalent chain at male meiosis, adopting an alternating pattern to segregate into XXXXX-bearing and YYYYY-bearing sperm. Which, if any, of these sex chromosomes bears one or more sex-determining genes remains unknown. The largest X chromosome, with homology to the human X chromosome, lies at one end of the chain, and a chromosome with homology to the bird Z chromosome lies near the other end. This suggests an evolutionary link between mammal and bird sex chromosome systems, which were previously thought to have evolved independently. | |
dc.publisher | Macmillan Publishers Ltd | |
dc.source | Nature | |
dc.subject | Keywords: Genes; Plants (botany); Homology; Karyotypes; Meiosis; Chromosomes; biology; article; female; gamete; gene; karyotype; male; mammal; meiosis; molecular evolution; nonhuman; priority journal; sequence homology; sex chromosome; sex determination; sperm; ver | |
dc.title | In the platypus a meiotic chain of ten sex chromosomes shares genes with the bird Z and mammal X chromosomes | |
dc.type | Journal article | |
local.description.notes | Imported from ARIES | |
local.description.refereed | Yes | |
local.identifier.citationvolume | 432 | |
dc.date.issued | 2004 | |
local.identifier.absfor | 060409 - Molecular Evolution | |
local.identifier.ariespublication | MigratedxPub9401 | |
local.type.status | Published Version | |
local.contributor.affiliation | Gruetzner, Frank, College of Medicine, Biology and Environment, ANU | |
local.contributor.affiliation | Rens, Willem, University of Cambridge | |
local.contributor.affiliation | Tsend-Ayush, Enkhjargal, College of Medicine, Biology and Environment, ANU | |
local.contributor.affiliation | El-Mogharbel, Nisrine, College of Medicine, Biology and Environment, ANU | |
local.contributor.affiliation | O'Brien, Patricia C M, University of Cambridge | |
local.contributor.affiliation | Jones, Russell C, University of Newcastle | |
local.contributor.affiliation | Ferguson-Smith, Malcolm A, University of Cambridge | |
local.contributor.affiliation | Graves, Jennifer, College of Medicine, Biology and Environment, ANU | |
local.bibliographicCitation.startpage | 913 | |
local.bibliographicCitation.lastpage | 917 | |
local.identifier.doi | 10.1038/nature03021 | |
dc.date.updated | 2015-12-11T10:43:27Z | |
local.identifier.scopusID | 2-s2.0-11144346999 | |
Collections | ANU Research Publications |
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