Evolution of a ZW sex chromosome system in willows

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dc.creatorHu, Nan (TTU)
dc.creatorSanderson, Brian J.
dc.creatorGuo, Minghao (TTU)
dc.creatorFeng, Guanqiao (TTU)
dc.creatorGambhir, Diksha (TTU)
dc.creatorHale, Haley
dc.creatorWang, Deyan
dc.creatorHyden, Brennan
dc.creatorLiu, Jianquan
dc.creatorSmart, Lawrence B.
dc.creatorDiFazio, Stephen P.
dc.creatorMa, Tao
dc.creatorOlson, Matthew S. (TTU)
dc.date.accessioned2024-01-02T15:25:36Z
dc.date.available2024-01-02T15:25:36Z
dc.date.issued2023
dc.description© 2023, The Author(s). cc-by
dc.description.abstractTransitions in the heterogamety of sex chromosomes (e.g., XY to ZW or vice versa) fundamentally alter the genetic basis of sex determination, however the details of these changes have been studied in only a few cases. In an XY to ZW transition, the X is likely to give rise to the W because they both carry feminizing genes and the X is expected to harbour less genetic load than the Y. Here, using a new reference genome for Salix exigua, we trace the X, Y, Z, and W sex determination regions during the homologous transition from an XY system to a ZW system in willow (Salix). We show that both the W and the Z arose from the Y chromosome. We find that the new Z chromosome shares multiple homologous putative masculinizing factors with the ancestral Y, whereas the new W lost these masculinizing factors and gained feminizing factors. The origination of both the W and Z from the Y was permitted by an unexpectedly low genetic load on the Y and this indicates that the origins of sex chromosomes during homologous transitions may be more flexible than previously considered.
dc.identifier.citationHu, N., Sanderson, B.J., Guo, M., Feng, G., Gambhir, D., Hale, H., Wang, D., Hyden, B., Liu, J., Smart, L.B., DiFazio, S.P., Ma, T., & Olson, M.S.. 2023. Evolution of a ZW sex chromosome system in willows. Nature Communications, 14(1). https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-023-42880-5
dc.identifier.urihttps://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-023-42880-5
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/2346/97259
dc.language.isoeng
dc.titleEvolution of a ZW sex chromosome system in willows
dc.typeArticle

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