scholarly journals Developmental plasticity in reptiles: Critical evaluation of the evidence for genetic and maternal effects on temperature-dependent sex determination

2018 ◽  
Vol 329 (6-7) ◽  
pp. 287-297 ◽  
Author(s):  
Danielle Roush ◽  
Turk Rhen
Keyword(s):  
Sex Determination ◽  
Maternal Effects ◽  
Developmental Plasticity ◽  
Critical Evaluation ◽  
Temperature Dependent

scholarly journals Molecular and Cellular Mechanisms Underlying Temperature-Dependent Sex Determination in Turtles

2021 ◽  
pp. 1-9
Author(s):  
Horacio Merchant-Larios ◽  
Verónica Díaz-Hernández ◽  
Diego Cortez
Keyword(s):  
Animal Models ◽  
Sex Determination ◽  
Incubation Temperature ◽  
State Of The Art ◽  
Current Understanding ◽  
Temperature Dependent ◽  
Cellular Mechanisms ◽  
Male Phenotype ◽  
History Of ◽  
Reptilian Species

The discovery in mammals that fetal testes are required in order to develop the male phenotype inspired research efforts to elucidate the mechanisms underlying gonadal sex determination and differentiation in vertebrates. A pioneer work in 1966 that demonstrated the influence of incubation temperature on sexual phenotype in some reptilian species triggered great interest in the environment’s role as a modulator of plasticity in sex determination. Several chelonian species have been used as animal models to test hypotheses concerning the mechanisms involved in temperature-dependent sex determination (TSD). This brief review intends to outline the history of scientific efforts that corroborate our current understanding of the state-of-the-art in TSD using chelonian species as a reference.

scholarly journals Evolutionary transitions between mechanisms of sex determination in vertebrates

2011 ◽  
Vol 7 (3) ◽  
pp. 443-448 ◽  
Author(s):  
Alexander E. Quinn ◽  
Stephen D. Sarre ◽  
Tariq Ezaz ◽  
Jennifer A. Marshall Graves ◽  
Arthur Georges
Keyword(s):  
Sex Determination ◽  
Chromosome Pair ◽  
Sex Chromosome ◽  
Molecular Pathways ◽  
Genetic Contribution ◽  
Temperature Dependent ◽  
Trait Evolution ◽  
Evolutionary Transitions ◽  
Dichotomous Outcome ◽  
Threshold Trait

Sex in many organisms is a dichotomous phenotype—individuals are either male or female. The molecular pathways underlying sex determination are governed by the genetic contribution of parents to the zygote, the environment in which the zygote develops or interaction of the two, depending on the species. Systems in which multiple interacting influences or a continuously varying influence (such as temperature) determines a dichotomous outcome have at least one threshold. We show that when sex is viewed as a threshold trait, evolution in that threshold can permit novel transitions between genotypic and temperature-dependent sex determination (TSD) and remarkably, between male (XX/XY) and female (ZZ/ZW) heterogamety. Transitions are possible without substantive genotypic innovation of novel sex-determining mutations or transpositions, so that the master sex gene and sex chromosome pair can be retained in ZW–XY transitions. We also show that evolution in the threshold can explain all observed patterns in vertebrate TSD, when coupled with evolution in embryonic survivorship limits.

scholarly journals Measurement and modelling of primary sex ratios for species with temperature-dependent sex determination

2018 ◽  
Vol 222 (1) ◽  
pp. jeb190215 ◽  
Author(s):  
Melanie D. Massey ◽  
Sarah M. Holt ◽  
Ronald J. Brooks ◽  
Njal Rollinson
Keyword(s):  
Sex Determination ◽  
Sex Ratios ◽  
Temperature Dependent

scholarly journals Investigating the molecular basis of temperature‐dependent sex determination in the painted turtle

2010 ◽  
Vol 24 (S1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Katherine Lynn O'Shaughnessy ◽  
Nicole Valenzuela ◽  
Jennifer Neuwald ◽  
Robert Literman ◽  
Amanda Harris ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Sex Determination ◽  
Molecular Basis ◽  
Painted Turtle ◽  
Temperature Dependent
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