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Symposium 2: Evolutionary genetics and genomics of sex determination and sex chromosomes
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Organizer: Masafumi Nozawa (Tokyo Metropolitan University)
Co-organizer: Wen-Juan Ma (The University of Kansas)
A remarkable diversity of sex-determination systems and diverse rate of sex chromosome differentiation have been documented across the tree of life. Recent advancement in sequencing technologies has enabled us to sequence genomes, transcriptomes, and epigenomes in divergent groups of non-model organisms with various levels of sex chromosome divergence, which has in turn made it possible to tackle the underlying genetic and molecular basis of complex and divergent sex-determination mechanisms. In this context, this symposium aims to broadly cover the recent findings on the evolution and genomic bases of sex-determination mechanisms, as well as evolutionary genomics of sex chromosomes. The three invited speakers will discuss about the evolution of sex determination and sex chromosomes in various animal groups, from vertebrates to insects. A few more speakers working on the evolutionary genetics and genomics of sex determination and sex chromosomes in other eukaryotic groups will be selected to broaden the topics. We also would like to discuss the future directions on the evolutionary studies of sex determination and sex chromosomes.

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