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Tree of Sex
@treeofsex.bsky.social
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A consortium on the quest of understanding the diversity and evolution of reproduction https://treeofsex.sanger.ac.uk/
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Physalia-courses@Online @physaliacourses.bsky.social · 21d
Join our online course on Sex Chromosome Evolution (6–10 Oct) with @astridboehne.bsky.social & @idarolti.bsky.social to gain hands-on experience in genomic and transcriptomic analyses.
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#SexChromosomes #GenomeEvolution #Transcriptomics #ComparativeGenomics
Sex chromosome evolution
Dates 6-10 October 2025 To foster international participation, this course will be held online
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Agnieszka (Aga) Lipinska @agalip.bsky.social · Aug 29
I'm very happy to share that our paper describing the evolution of sex chromosomes in brown algae is out!🎉 This project was a long journey, but it came together into a nice story 🧬 🌊 Grateful to everyone who helped along the way!
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MPI for Biology Tübingen & Friedrich Miescher Laboratory @mpi-bio-fml.bsky.social · Aug 27
New research: With ancient origins & surprising flexibility, #BrownAlgae reveal a compelling story of sex chromosome evolution. This could rewrite how we view sex determination. Learn more: s.gwdg.de/YDoZ3L
Congrats to @agalip.bsky.social & Josue Barrera for their work in @natecoevo.nature.com
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Sònia Garcia @sphaeromeria.bsky.social · Aug 24
Family photo of the 2025 Workshop of the @treeofsex.bsky.social ! Thanks everyone for attending and see you soon!
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Tree of Sex @treeofsex.bsky.social · 24d
Great work by @aruizherrera.bsky.social's lab! Amazing paper and have you see the graphical abstract? Happy reading!
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Aurora Ruiz-Herrera @aruizherrera.bsky.social · Sep 7
🔖Last review from the lab👇

'Male meiosis at the helm: shaping genomes and sex chromosomes in emerging vertebrate models'

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Male meiosis at the helm: shaping genomes and sex chromosomes in emerging vertebrate models†
Abstract. The generation of haploid gametes is a hallmark of sexual reproduction achieved through a complex, albeit tightly regulated, reductional cell div
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Tree of Sex @treeofsex.bsky.social · 24d
This is insane! The Atlas blue butterfly has 227 pairs of autosomes and four sex chromosomes, the highest recorded chromosome number in non-polyploid Metazoa!!!! See below!🦋
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Charlotte Wright @charlottewright.bsky.social · 27d
How many chromosomes can an animal have?

In our paper out now in @currentbiology.bsky.social we show that the Atlas blue butterfly has 229 chromosome pairs- the highest in diploid Metazoa! These arose by rapid autosome fragmentation while sex chromosomes stayed intact.
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Constraints on chromosome evolution revealed by the 229 chromosome pairs of the Atlas blue butterfly
The genome of the Atlas blue butterfly contains ten times more chromosomes than most butterflies, and more than any other known diploid animal. Wright et al. show that this extraordinary karyotype is ...
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Tree of Sex @treeofsex.bsky.social · 24d
Hot from the press: XX/XY sex determination in Nautilus (unique among cephalopods)!!!! 🐙
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Sarah Lemer @sarah-thesea.bsky.social · Aug 25
Check our latest paper in @currentbiology.bsky.social about the unique sex determination system in Nautilus ➡️ XX/XY chromosomes unlike other cephalopods (ZZ/Z0).
with @reef-combo.bsky.social and @anariesgo.bsky.social et al., and led by Hector Torrado.
Get it: authors.elsevier.com/c/1lbs~_LsQS...
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Tree of Sex @treeofsex.bsky.social · Aug 24
The day 2 of the #TreeOfSex annual workshop started with a great talk by @yannguiguen.bsky.social about B chromosomes and their role in sex determination in fish. Next up, Sònia Garcia is giving an update on the works of the Literature team.
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Tree of Sex @treeofsex.bsky.social · Aug 23
Right now we are working on sorting the most important definitions in our Ontology TOSO. If you would like to join the discussion reach out or check: github.com/Tree-of-Sex/...
GitHub - Tree-of-Sex/ToS-Ontology: The Tree of Sex Ontology (TOSO) covers any trait related to reproduction included in the Tree of Sex database
The Tree of Sex Ontology (TOSO) covers any trait related to reproduction included in the Tree of Sex database - Tree-of-Sex/ToS-Ontology
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Tree of Sex @treeofsex.bsky.social · Aug 23
Tree of Sex annual workshop started today. It will be two days packed with reproductive biology.
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Tree of Sex @treeofsex.bsky.social · Jul 26
Thank you for the interest. Worth noticing that we are an open consortium, you can register/join at our webpage and shape the way we catalogue knowledge 🦈
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Tree of Sex @treeofsex.bsky.social · Jun 22
Good to see some of our US-based ToS members at #Evol2025! If you're at the meeting and interested or just curious about the project, say hi to @ajmongue.bsky.social @nicolevalenzuela.bsky.social @ideaspermatheca.bsky.social @emistasis.bsky.social, Mike White or Louise Heitzmann!
A non-random sample (spatially structured) of Tree of Sex 2.0 members at the SSE Evolution conference in Athens, Georgia.
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Tree of Sex @treeofsex.bsky.social · May 12
Officially (re-)annoucing the Tree of Sex! Read all about it in JEB below!
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Aurora Ruiz-Herrera @aruizherrera.bsky.social · May 12
🔖The Tree of Sex consortium: A global initiative for studying the evolution of reproduction in eukaryotes

Advanced article version👇
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📖 Read more: treeofsex.sanger.ac.uk
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#TreeOfSex #Evolution #Genomics #Biodiversity
The Tree of Sex consortium: A global initiative for studying the evolution of reproduction in eukaryotes
Abstract. Reproduction is a fundamental aspect of life that affects all levels of biology, from genomes and development to population dynamics and diversif
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Tree of Sex @treeofsex.bsky.social · Mar 21
As work ramps up, we've created a Starter pack to follow members of the consortium.

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Please comment below to be added!
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Tree of Sex @treeofsex.bsky.social · Dec 2
Hi folks, this is the official Tree of Sex account. We are an open consortium of reproductive scientists with the aim to catalogue reproductive knowledge across Eukaryota. You can be part of it too: treeofsex.sanger.ac.uk
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Web site created using create-react-app
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Chiara Benvenuto @cbenvenuto.bsky.social · Nov 19
The @treeofsex.bsky.social is working on this! 🤞🏽
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Biological Recording Company @biologicalrecording.co.uk · Nov 19
The taxonomic biases in biodiversity data are growing over time. The amount of data we are collecting is growing, but the biases get bigger. We need to make a conscious effort to study the understudied!

#SciComms #Science #Taxonomy

🧪 image from Troudet et al 2018

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