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I don't think that can work. Reptiles don't have X and Y chromosomes.
by gweinberg 2y ago
I don't think that can work. Reptiles don't have X and Y chromosomes.
- throwup238 2y agoNeither do Aedes aegypti mosquitos which was probably the first application of the gene drive. It works in species with homomorphic sex chromosomes just fine.
- thaumasiotes 2y agoReptiles commonly have their sex determined by the ambient temperature around their egg. Nobody cares whether a sex chromosome is named "X" or "Z".
- projektfu 2y agoPythons might. https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S096098221730711X https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S096098221...