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I am interested in how sex chromosomes evolve, and why the evolutionary trajectories of sex chromosomes differ dramatically across eukaryotes. For example, sex determination is very labile in reptiles, amphibians and fishes but highly stable in mammals and most birds. I study the drivers of sex chromosome recombination suppression, the genomic signature, and the evolution and genomic basis of sex determination and endosymbionts manipulation of host reproduction. I integrate comparative and functional genomics, transcriptomics, molecular genetics, artificial selection, and fieldwork sampling to reveal the genomic signature and genetic architecture of sex.
Education/Academic qualification
Evolutionary Genetics, PhD diploma , University of Groningen
1 Oct 2009 → 22 Dec 2014
Award Date: 22 Dec 2014
Keywords
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- Genomics
- Evolutionary genetics
- Sex chromosomes
- Sex determination
- Genetic conflicts
- Parthenogenesis
- Speciation
- Polyploidy
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EU660: Evolutionary Genomics of Unconventional Sex Chromosomes in Frogs
1/05/23 → 30/04/28
Project: Fundamental
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OZR4049: Evolutionary genomics of unconventional sex chromosomes in robber frogs
1/02/23 → 31/01/27
Project: Fundamental
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Hoisted with his own petard: how sex-ratio meiotic drive in Drosophila affinis creates resistance alleles that limit its spread
Ma, W-J., Knoles, E. M., Patch, K. B., Shoaib, M. M. & Unckless, R. L., 16 Feb 2022Research output: Other contribution
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Hoisted with his own petard: How sex‐ratio meiotic drive in Drosophila affinis creates resistance alleles that limit its spread
Ma, WJ., Knoles, E. M., Patch, K. B., Shoaib, M. M. & Unckless, R. L., 1 Dec 2022, In: Journal of Evolutionary Biology. 35, 12, p. 1765-1776 12 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
3 Citations (Scopus) -
Sex chromosome evolution: The remarkable diversity in the evolutionary rates and mechanisms
Ma, W-J. & Rovatsos, M., 1 Dec 2022, In: Journal of Evolutionary biology. 35, 12, p. 1581-1588 8 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
Open Access2 Citations (Scopus) -
The Diversity and Evolution of Sex Chromosomes in Frogs
Ma, W-J. & Veltsos, P., 26 Mar 2021, In: Genes. 12, 4, 483.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
Open Access32 Citations (Scopus) -
A single QTL with large effect is associated with female functional virginity in an asexual parasitoid wasp
Ma, W-J., Pannebakker, B. A., Li, X., Geuverink, E., Anvar, S. Y., Veltsos, P., Schwander, T., Zande, L. V. D. & Beukeboom, L. W., 6 Nov 2020Research output: Other contribution