| Affiliations: | Genetics & Genomics Research Leadership |
| Project Leader: | Isabella Childers ichilde@tamu.edu Veterinary Integrative Biosciences |
| Faculty Mentor: | William Murphy, Ph.D. |
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Meeting Times:
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W 12 PM – 1 PM |
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Team Size:
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4
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| Open Spots: | 0 |
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Special Opportunities:
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Students will have the opportunity to dig into past and current research and develop their bioinformatic and presentation skills. There may be opportunities in the future to present findings at local conferences.
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Team Needs:
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We are looking for highly motivated and determined students interested in mammalian evolution. |
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Description:
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Placental mammalian sex chromosomes are typically cited as an example of an evolutionary stable system in which two X chromosomes are found in females and X and Y in males. However, atypical sex chromosomes have documented in differenet mammals from rodents to bats. In this project, we are interested in the sex chromosomes of Hoffmann’s two-toed sloth. Females have been documented to have one X while males have had autosome and Y translocations. Teams members will investigate the repeat and gene content of our newly assembled sloth genome using computational tools. |