title: Role of testis-specific gene expression in sex-chromosome evolution of Anopheles gambiae.
abstract: Gene expression in Anopheles gambiae shows a deficiency of testis-expressed genes on the X chromosome associated with an excessive movement of retrogene duplication. We suggest that the degeneration of sex chromosomes in this monandrous species is likely the result of pressures from X inactivation, dosage compensation, and sexual antagonism.
authors: Department of Genetics, University of Cambridge, Cambridge CB1 3QA, United Kingdom. dab55@cam.ac.uk
authors: Dean A
authors: DA
authors: Baker
authors: Steven
authors: S
authors: Russell
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D000852:Anopheles / Q000235:genetics*; D019143:Evolution, Molecular; D005260:Female; D020440:Gene Duplication / Q000235:genetics; D008297:Male; D009928:Organ Specificity; D012730:Sex Chromosomes / Q000235:genetics*; D013737:Testis / Q000378:metabolism*; D059467:Transcriptome