Gene expression and epigenetic sexual dimorphism in two jewel wasp species Nasonia vitripennis and Nasonia giraulti [RNA-Seq]

ABSTRACT: The extraordinary range in the degree of sexual dimorphism (SD) among animal species is widely perceived to be caused in part by differences in patterns of sexual selection, but sex-specific adaptations and sex chromosome differences also play a role. Studies in insects have discovered a substantial number of sex-biased genes, but little is known about the epigenetic basis of SD. The degree and genome-wide distribution of sex-biased expression become interesting questions in hymenoptera species with haplodiploid sex-determination. To study the genetic and epigenetic architecture of SD and understand the conservation and evolution of sex-biased expression in a haplodiploid system that lacks sex chromosomes, we performed RNA-seq and whole-genome bisulfite sequencing in female and male adult

ORGANISM(S): Nasonia giraulti

SUBMITTER: Andrew Clark 

PROVIDER: E-GEOD-61156 | biostudies-arrayexpress |

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-arrayexpress