Odorrana swinhoana frog six sex chromosomes (IMAGE)

Hiroshima University

Odorrana swinhoana frog six sex chromosomes

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A graphical abstract showing the six sex chromosomes found in the Taiwanese frog species O. swinhoana. Mammal, bird, and fish sex-determining gene orthologs and another unidentified sex-determining gene were found in the frog's three Y chromosomes.

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Courtesy of Ikuo Miura

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