Seadragon genome analysis provides insights into its phenotype and sex determination locus
Meng Qu, Yali Liu, Yanhong Zhang, Shi‐Ming Wan, Vydianathan Ravi, Geng Qin, Han Jiang, Xin Wang, Huixian Zhang, Bo Zhang, Zexia Gao, Ann Huysseune, Zhixin Zhang, Hao Zhang, Zelin Chen, Haiyan Yu, Yongli Wu, Lu Tang, Chunyan Li, Jia Zhong, Liming Ma, Fengling Wang, Hongkun Zheng, Jianping Yin, P. Eckhard Witten, Axel Meyer, Byrappa Venkatesh, Qiang Lin
Abstract
The genome of the seadragon permits lifting the veil on its mysterious looks and sex-determining locus.
Topics & Concepts
Locus (genetics)GenomeBiologyPhenotypeGeneticsComputational biologyEvolutionary biologyGeneAquatic life and conservationAquaculture Nutrition and GrowthEchinoderm biology and ecology