Sex-Determining Genes in Aquatic Animals
A special issue of Animals (ISSN 2076-2615). This special issue belongs to the section "Aquatic Animals".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: 31 March 2025 | Viewed by 144
Special Issue Editor
Interests: sex determination; gonad development; oogenesis; fish genomics; sex chromosome
Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
Sex determination (SD) is a fundamental biological process that ensures the appropriate sex ratio for reproductive success and facilitates the removal of defective alleles from natural populations. In species with genetic sex determination, males and females have different alleles or even different genes that specify their sexual morphology. The identification of sex-determining genes and exploration of the involved regulatory network in aquatic animals are vital for broader ecological and evolutionary research. Research on sex-determining genes in aquatic animals is necessary for manipulating sex ratios in aquaculture species, which is crucial for optimizing breeding programs, improving production efficiency and reducing costs. In recent decades, remarkable progress has been made in the fields of genetics and genomics, which has facilitated the identification of genes and definition of molecular mechanism involved in sex determination and differentiation in aquatic animals. For this Special Issue, we will present state-of-the-art articles addressing all aspects of sex-determining genes and sex chromosome evolution in aquaculture animals.
Prof. Dr. Wenjing Tao
Guest Editor
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Keywords
- aquatic animals
- sex-determining genes
- molecular mechanism
- genetic breeding
- sex chromosome evolution
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