| Description |
1 online resource : illustrations (black and white, and colour) |
| Contents |
What are sexes, and why are there sexes? -- The diversity of sexual cycles -- Molecular mechanisms of sex determination -- The quantitative genetics of sex determination -- The evolution of sex chromosomes -- Evolutionary correlates of sex-determination systems -- Transitions among sex-determination systems |
| Summary |
Sexual reproduction is a fundamental aspect of life. It is defined by the occurrence of meiosis and the fusion of two gametes of different sexes or mating types. Genetic mechanisms for the determination and differentiation of the two sexes are diverse and evolutionary labile. This book synthesises the contemporary literature on patterns and processes of sex determination evolution |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index |
| Notes |
Online resource; title from home page (viewed on July 9, 2014) |
| Subject |
Genetic sex determination
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Sex Determination Processes
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SCIENCE -- Life Sciences -- Evolution.
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Genetic sex determination
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| Author |
Perrin, Nicolas, 1956- author.
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| ISBN |
9780191748103 |
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0191748102 |
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9780191631399 |
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0191631396 |
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