Sex chromosomes and speciation: chromosome inversion and the large Z-effect

性染色体和物种形成：染色体倒置和大 Z 效应

• 批准号: DP180101783
• 负责人: Prof Simon Griffith
• 金额: $ 21.02万
• 依托单位: Macquarie University
• 依托单位国家: 澳大利亚
• 项目类别: Discovery Projects
• 财政年份: 2018
• 资助国家: 澳大利亚
• 起止时间: 2018-06-19 至 2022-11-30
• 项目状态: 已结题
• 来源: https://dataportal.arc.gov.au/RGS/Web/Grants/DP180101783
• 关键词: Sex; chromosomes; speciation; chromosome; inversion

This project aims to understand the divergence of species and the importance of two genomic features of often disproportionately large effect between young taxa – the sex chromosomes, and chromosome inversions. The research will integrate genomics and transcriptomics with the study of traits closely aligned to speciation in birds – song, colour, and sperm morphology and protein composition. The project will provide significant benefits such as enhancing Australia’s strength in the field of evolutionary biology.

该项目旨在了解物种的分歧和两个基因组特征的重要性，这两个基因组特征通常对年轻的分类群产生不成比例的巨大影响-性染色体和染色体倒位。这项研究将把基因组学和转录组学与鸟类物种形成密切相关的性状研究结合起来--歌声、颜色、精子形态和蛋白质组成。该项目将带来重大利益，例如增强澳大利亚在进化生物学领域的实力。