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ZW sex-determination system

The ZW sex-determination system is a chromosomal system that determines the sex of offspring in birds, some fish and crustaceans such as the giant river prawn, some insects (including butterflies and moths), the Schistosomatidae family of flatworms, and some reptiles, e.g. majority of snakes, lacertid lizards and monitors, including Komodo dragons. It is…

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MHM regionEmbryonicDMRT1Muller's ratchetSex-link
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ChromosomalBirdsFishCrustaceansGiant river prawn
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AutosomalCommon ancestorPlatypusMonotremeMeiosis
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ZW sex-determination system

Nodes54
Edges53
Triples29
Avg. degree1.96
Density0.037037
Components1

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ZW sex-determination system

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related to In birds · 18
ZW sex-determination system → Both, DMRT1, Further, However, In, It, MHM, Muller's, One, Specific, Studies, The, There, Z-chromosomes, Z-like, Z0, ZW, ZWW
related to References · 4
ZW sex-determination system → Media, Wikimedia Commons, Wiktionary-logo-en-v2, ZW
is a · 1
ZW sex-determination system → chromosomal system that determines the sex of offspring in birds

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sex chromosomes system zw xy sex-determination birds chromosome offspring male snakes female similar genes females species boa family evolved including

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SubjectPredicateObjectConfidenceSrc
ZW sex-determination systemis achromosomal system that determines the sex of offspring in birds0.90text
the giant river prawninstance ofsome fish and crustaceans0.80text
some insectsinstance ofsome fish and crustaceans0.80text
Fragaria virginianainstance ofseveral species of strawberry0.80text
Fragaria chiloensisinstance ofseveral species of strawberry0.80text
and several species of willow including Salix viminalisinstance ofseveral species of strawberry0.80text
Salix purpureainstance ofseveral species of strawberry0.80text
ZW sex-determination systemrelated to In birdsIn0.60section
ZW sex-determination systemrelated to In birdsZW0.60section
ZW sex-determination systemrelated to In birdsSpecific0.60section
ZW sex-determination systemrelated to In birdsMHM0.60section
ZW sex-determination systemrelated to In birdsFurther0.60section

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