THE BIRD THAT BROKE THE BINARY.

Authors: MANEY, DONNA L. (AUTHOR)

Source: Scientific American. Mar2025, Vol. 332 Issue 3, p48-55. 8p. 5 Color Photographs.

Subjects: SEX chromosomes, ANIMAL aggression, CHROMOSOME structure, HUMAN chromosomes, GENETIC variation, Y chromosome, X chromosome, NEST building, BIRD nests

Retrospective study on NIPT or NIPT plus combined with ultrasound in screening fetal chromosomal abnormalities.

Authors: Chen, Meilin¹ (AUTHOR), Chen, Peisong¹ (AUTHOR), Yu, Siyang² (AUTHOR), Ai, Lu¹ (AUTHOR), Yu, Xuegao¹ (AUTHOR), Wang, Ruizhi¹ (AUTHOR), Yan, Jinghai¹ (AUTHOR) yanjh27@mail.sysu.edu.cn, Lin, Shaobin³ (AUTHOR) linshb7@mail.sysu.edu.cn

Source: Scientific Reports. 4/19/2025, Vol. 15 Issue 1, p1-13. 13p.

Subject Terms: *SEX chromosomes, *FETAL abnormalities, *MEDICAL screening, *GENETIC testing, *PREGNANT women, *FETAL ultrasonic imaging

Condensin I^DC, DPY-21, and CEC-4 maintain X chromosome repression in C. elegans.

Authors: Trombley, Jessica¹ (AUTHOR), Rakozy, Audry I.¹ (AUTHOR), McClear, Christian A.¹ (AUTHOR), Jash, Eshna¹ (AUTHOR), Csankovszki, Györgyi¹ (AUTHOR) gyorgyi@umich.edu

Source: PLoS Genetics. 4/9/2025, Vol. 21 Issue 4, p1-34. 34p.

Subject Terms: *X chromosome, *SEX chromosomes, *CONDENSIN, *EMBRYOLOGY, *CAENORHABDITIS elegans

Sex chromosomes and gonads modify microglial-mediated pathology in a mouse model of Alzheimer's disease.

Authors: Casali, Brad T.¹ (AUTHOR), Lin, Li¹ (AUTHOR), Benedict, Olesia¹ (AUTHOR), Zuppe, Hannah¹ (AUTHOR), Marsico, Emily¹ (AUTHOR), Reed, Erin G.¹ (AUTHOR) ereedgeaghan@neomed.edu

Source: Journal of Neuroinflammation. 3/13/2025, Vol. 22 Issue 1, p1-15. 15p.

Subject Terms: *SEX chromosomes, *ALZHEIMER'S disease, *MEDICAL sciences, *LIFE sciences, GONADAL diseases

The origin, evolution, and translocation of sex chromosomes in Silurus catfish mediated by transposons.

Authors: Zheng, Shuqing¹ (AUTHOR), Tao, Hongyan¹ (AUTHOR), Song, Yuheng¹ (AUTHOR), Li, Mao¹ (AUTHOR), Yang, Haowen¹ (AUTHOR), Li, Jianzhen² (AUTHOR), Yan, Hongwei³ (AUTHOR), Sheraliev, Bakhtiyor¹ (AUTHOR), Tao, Wenjing¹ (AUTHOR), Peng, Zuogang¹ (AUTHOR), Zhang, Yaoguang¹ (AUTHOR), Wang, Deshou¹ (AUTHOR) wdeshou@swu.edu.cn

Source: BMC Biology. 2/21/2025, Vol. 23 Issue 1, p1-20. 20p.

Subject Terms: *SEX chromosomes, *Y chromosome, *FISH diversity, *LIFE sciences, *TRANSPOSONS

Unraveling the role of satellite DNAs in the evolution of the giant XY sex chromosomes of the flea beetle Omophoita octoguttata (Coleoptera, Chrysomelidae).

Authors: Vidal, Jhon Alex Dziechciarz¹ (AUTHOR), Charlesworth, Deborah² (AUTHOR), Utsunomia, Ricardo³ (AUTHOR), Garrido-Ramos, Manuel A.⁴ (AUTHOR), dos Santos, Rodrigo Zeni³ (AUTHOR), Porto-Foresti, Fábio³ (AUTHOR), Artoni, Roberto Ferreira⁵ (AUTHOR), Liehr, Thomas⁶ (AUTHOR) Thomas.Liehr@med.uni-jena.de, de Almeida, Mara Cristina⁵ (AUTHOR), de Bello Cioffi, Marcelo¹ (AUTHOR)

Source: BMC Biology. 2/21/2025, Vol. 23 Issue 1, p1-17. 17p.

Subject Terms: *Y chromosome, *SEX chromosomes, *X chromosome, *SATELLITE DNA, *FLEA beetles

Chromosomal and gonadal sex have differing effects on social motivation in mice.

Authors: Chaturvedi, Sneha M.^1,2 (AUTHOR), Sarafinovska, Simona^1,2 (AUTHOR), Selmanovic, Din^1,2 (AUTHOR), McCullough, Katherine B.^1,2 (AUTHOR), Swift, Raylynn G.^1,2 (AUTHOR), Maloney, Susan E.^2,3 (AUTHOR), Dougherty, Joseph D.^1,2,3 (AUTHOR) jdougherty@wustl.edu

Source: Biology of Sex Differences. 2/19/2025, Vol. 16 Issue 1, p1-15. 15p.

Subject Terms: *SEX chromosomes, *GENETIC models, *LIFE sciences, *SEX hormones, *CHROMOSOME abnormalities

Sex chromosomes and sex hormones differently shape microglial properties during normal physiological conditions in the adult mouse hippocampus.

Authors: Bobotis, Bianca Caroline^1,2 (AUTHOR), Khakpour, Mohammadparsa^1,2 (AUTHOR), Braniff, Olivia^1,2 (AUTHOR), de Andrade, Elisa Gonçalves¹ (AUTHOR), Gargus, Makenna^1,2 (AUTHOR), Allen, Micah^1,2 (AUTHOR), Carrier, Micaël^1,3,4 (AUTHOR), Baillargeon, Joanie³ (AUTHOR), Rangachari, Manu^3,5 (AUTHOR), Tremblay, Marie-Ève^{1,2,3,5,6,7,8} (AUTHOR) evetremblay@uvic.ca

Source: Journal of Neuroinflammation. 2/13/2025, Vol. 22 Issue 1, p1-21. 21p.

Subject Terms: *SEX chromosomes, *GOLGI apparatus, *MEDICAL sciences, *DENTATE gyrus, *ENDOPLASMIC reticulum

Near telomere-to-telomere genome assemblies of Silkie Gallus gallus and Mallard Anas platyrhynchos restored the structure of chromosomes and "missing" genes in birds.

Authors: Zhao, Qiangsen¹ (AUTHOR), Yin, Zhongtao¹ (AUTHOR), Hou, Zhuocheng¹ (AUTHOR) zchou@cau.edu.cn

Source: Journal of Animal Science & Biotechnology. 1/20/2025, Vol. 16 Issue 1, p1-14. 14p.

Subject Terms: *CHROMOSOME structure, *SEX chromosomes, *MALLARD, *LIFE sciences, *PAN-genome, *CENTROMERE

X-inactive-specific transcript: a long noncoding RNA with a complex role in sex differences in human disease.

Authors: Predescu, Dan N.¹ (AUTHOR) dan_predescu@rush.edu, Mokhlesi, Babak¹ (AUTHOR), Predescu, Sanda A.¹ (AUTHOR)

Source: Biology of Sex Differences. 12/5/2024, Vol. 15 Issue 1, p1-16. 16p.

Subject Terms: *X chromosome, *SEX chromosomes, *Y chromosome, *SEX (Biology), *SEX factors in disease, *LIFE sciences

LARP7 is required for sex chromosome silencing during meiosis in mice.

Authors: Tando, Yukiko^1,2,3 (AUTHOR) ymatsui@idac.tohoku.ac.jp, Nonomura, Atsuto⁴ (AUTHOR), Ito-Matsuoka, Yumi¹ (AUTHOR), Takehara, Asuka¹ (AUTHOR), Okamura, Daiji⁵ (AUTHOR), Hayashi, Yohei^1,2,3 (AUTHOR), Matsui, Yasuhisa^1,2,3 (AUTHOR) ymatsui@idac.tohoku.ac.jp

Source: PLoS ONE. 12/5/2024, Vol. 19 Issue 12, p1-17. 17p.

Subject Terms: *SEX chromosomes, *MEIOSIS, *GENETIC transcription, *GERM cells, *CELL proliferation

Dissection of X chromosome dosage compensation for quantitative traits in sheep using different statistical models.

Authors: Ghafouri-Kesbi, Farhad¹ (AUTHOR) f.ghafouri@basu.ac.ir, Eskandarinasab, Moradpasha² (AUTHOR)

Source: Scientific Reports. 12/5/2024, Vol. 14 Issue 1, p1-9. 9p.

Subject Terms: *SEX chromosomes, *X chromosome, *BIVARIATE analysis, *GENETIC correlations, *LIFE sciences, *GENETIC models, *PEARSON correlation (Statistics)

Dynamics of X chromosome hyper-expression and inactivation in male tissues during stick insect development.

Authors: Djordjevic, Jelisaveta¹, jelisaveta.djordjevic@unil.ch, Tran Van, Patrick^1,2, Toubiana, William¹, Labédan, Marjorie¹, Dumas, Zoé¹, Aury, Jean-Marc³, Cruaud, Corinne⁴, Istace, Benjamin³, Labadie, Karine⁴, Noel, Benjamin³, Parker, Darren J.^1,5, Schwander, Tanja¹, tanja.schwander@unil.ch

Source: PLoS Genetics; 3/10/2025, Vol. 21 Issue 3, p1-20, 20p

A case of double aneuploidy of Down and Klinefelter syndrome in an Indian infant: a detailed case report.

Authors: Patel, Sunny Kumar Jignesh Kumar^1,2 (AUTHOR), Sheikh, Shagufa¹ (AUTHOR), Banerjee, Birendranath^1,2 (AUTHOR) biren.banerjee@indnalife.com

Source: Egyptian Journal of Medical Human Genetics. 11/29/2024, Vol. 25 Issue 1, p1-10. 10p.

Subject Terms: *SEX chromosomes, *CHROMOSOME abnormalities, *KLINEFELTER'S syndrome, *DOWN syndrome, *ANEUPLOIDY, *LIPS

Pan‐genome analysis of 13 Spinacia accessions reveals structural variations associated with sex chromosome evolution and domestication traits in spinach.

Authors: She, Hongbing¹ (AUTHOR), Liu, Zhiyuan¹ (AUTHOR), Xu, Zhaosheng¹ (AUTHOR), Zhang, Helong¹ (AUTHOR), Wu, Jian¹ (AUTHOR), Cheng, Feng¹ (AUTHOR), Wang, Xiaowu¹ (AUTHOR) wangxiaowu@caas.cn, Qian, Wei^1,2 (AUTHOR) qianwei@caas.cn

Source: Plant Biotechnology Journal. Nov2024, Vol. 22 Issue 11, p3102-3117. 16p.

Subject Terms: *Y chromosome, *SEX chromosomes, *GENETIC variation, *PLANT breeding, *GENE expression

Cell‐Free Fetal DNA for Prenatal Screening of Aneuploidies and Autosomal Trisomies: A Systematic Review.

Authors: Belabbes, Kenza Benchekroun¹ (AUTHOR), Tufanisco, Elena Bendala² (AUTHOR), Sheth, Chirag C.¹ (AUTHOR) chirag.sheth@uchceu.es, Mussa, Alessandro (AUTHOR) alessandro.mussa@unito.it

Source: International Journal of Pediatrics. 10/23/2024, Vol. 2024, p1-7. 7p.

Subject Terms: *CELL-free DNA, *SEX chromosomes, *PRENATAL diagnosis, *MOSAICISM, *PREGNANCY tests

INO80 regulates chromatin accessibility to facilitate suppression of sex-linked gene expression during mouse spermatogenesis.

Authors: Chakraborty, Prabuddha¹ (AUTHOR), Magnuson, Terry^1,2 (AUTHOR) tmagnuson@unc.edu

Source: PLoS Genetics. 10/15/2024, Vol. 20 Issue 10, p1-23. 23p.

Subject Terms: *Y chromosome, *SEX chromosomes, *RNA polymerase II, *GENE expression, *GENE silencing, *DNA repair

Satellitome analysis on the pale-breasted thrush Turdus leucomelas (Passeriformes; Turdidae) uncovers the putative co-evolution of sex chromosomes and satellite DNAs.

Authors: Souza, Guilherme Mota¹, Kretschmer, Rafael², Toma, Gustavo Akira¹, de Oliveira, Alan Moura¹, Deon, Geize Aparecida¹, Setti, Princia Grejo¹, Zeni dos Santos, Rodrigo³, Goes, Caio Augusto Gomes³, Del Valle Garnero, Analía⁴, Gunski, Ricardo José⁴, de Oliveira, Edivaldo Herculano Correa^5,6, Porto-Foresti, Fabio³, Liehr, Thomas⁷ thomas.liehr@med.uni-jena.de, Utsunomia, Ricardo³, de Bello Cioffi, Marcelo¹

Source: Scientific Reports. 9/4/2024, Vol. 14 Issue 1, p1-14. 14p.

Subject Terms: *SEX chromosomes, *SATELLITE DNA, *COMPARATIVE genomic hybridization, *PASSERIFORMES, *THRUSHES, *MICROSATELLITE repeats

Satellite DNAs and the evolution of the multiple X1X2Y sex chromosomes in the wolf fish Hoplias malabaricus (Teleostei; Characiformes).

Authors: Toma, Gustavo Akira¹, Sember, Alexandr², Goes, Caio Augusto Gomes³, Kretschmer, Rafael⁴, Porto-Foresti, Fabio³, Bertollo, Luiz Antônio Carlos¹, Liehr, Thomas⁵ thomas.liehr@med.uni-jena.de, Utsunomia, Ricardo³, de Bello Cioffi, Marcelo¹

Source: Scientific Reports. 9/2/2024, Vol. 14 Issue 1, p1-13. 13p.

Subject Terms: *SEX chromosomes, *SATELLITE DNA, *FLUORESCENCE in situ hybridization, *CHARACIFORMES, *OSTEICHTHYES

Satellitome Analysis of Adalia bipunctata (Coleoptera): Revealing Centromeric Turnover and Potential Chromosome Rearrangements in a Comparative Interspecific Study.

Authors: Mora, Pablo¹ (AUTHOR) pmora@ujaen.es, Rico-Porras, José M.¹ (AUTHOR) jmrico@ujaen.es, Palomeque, Teresa¹ (AUTHOR) tpalome@ujaen.es, Montiel, Eugenia E.^2,3 (AUTHOR) eugenia.montiel@uam.es, Pita, Sebastián⁴ (AUTHOR) spita@fcien.edu.uy, Cabral-de-Mello, Diogo C.⁵ (AUTHOR) cabral.mello@unesp.br, Lorite, Pedro¹ (AUTHOR) plorite@ujaen.es

Source: International Journal of Molecular Sciences. Sep2024, Vol. 25 Issue 17, p9214. 23p.

Subject Terms: *FLUORESCENCE in situ hybridization, *SEX chromosomes, *SATELLITE DNA, *LADYBUGS, *GENE mapping