Sex Determination in Ectothermic Vertebrates
A special issue of Animals (ISSN 2076-2615). This special issue belongs to the section "Animal Genetics and Genomics".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: 15 December 2024 | Viewed by 4847
Special Issue Editors
Interests: evolutionary biology; vertebrate genome; cytogenetics
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Interests: molecular evolution; cytogenetic; vertebrate genome
Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
Sex determination is one of the most important processes in vertebrate embryonic development. In ectothermic vertebrates, various mechanisms coexist, such as those influenced by environmental conditions and those purely based on genetics, including several intermediate states. Therefore, the study of sex determination in ectothermic vertebrates is very useful to understand the evolutionary steps of sex determination and differentiation in animals.
This Special Issue will include studies based on experimental evidence that suggest or update evolutionary models and that address application prospects.
Prof. Dr. Ettore Olmo
Prof. Dr. Adriana Canapa
Prof. Dr. Maria Assunta Biscotti
Guest Editors
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Keywords
- vertebrates
- evolution
- sex determination
- DNA
- embryology
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