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  1. Oldest known sex #chromosome emerged 248 million years ago in an #octopus ancestor
    The oldest-known #sexchromosome emerged in octopus and squid between 455 million and 248 million years ago — 180 million years earlier than the previous record-holder, scientists have discovered.
    livescience.com/animals/octopu

  2. Sophie Dumont at UCSF
    dumontlab.ucsf.edu/

    #Chromosome size alters #kinetochore attachment stability and alignment order in mammalian #mitosis

    Lab interested in #SelfOrganization and emergent mechanics across scales.... "biological structures build themselves" using only local cues they get global information. mitotic spindle a great example

    kinetochores attach, sense tension, can make mistakes which are corrected. how does this work when chromosomes vary in size?

    #CSSingleCells23

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  3. Cryptic #sexChromosome was found after removing a master sex-determining #chromosome. This result suggests that #polygenic #sexDetermination system may be more prevalent than previously thought.

    Open access article by Kitano et al. now available ahead of print!

    journals.uchicago.edu/doi/10.1

  4. NEW SPECIAL ISSUE! Guest edited by Wen-Juan Ma and Michail Rovatsos

    These 17 manuscripts provide insights into the diversity of #sexchromosome evolutionary rates and mechanisms:

    onlinelibrary.wiley.com/toc/14

    🖌️Cover Art by Margaret Schedl

    #evolution #sexchromosome #chromosome