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Funded Activity Summary
Transitions between modes of sex-determination in a changing world. Sex-determination controls the largest variation within animals—the division into males and females. While the different systems of sex-determination—involving genetic or environmental control—are fairly well understood, transitions between these systems remain enigmatic in evolutionary biology. This project aims to address this gap by revealing the molecular change required to transition between systems, using one of only two known lizard species exhibiting both genetic and temperature control of sex. This knowledge will have important implications for species conservation, facilitating predictions of highly biased sex ratios under climate change, plus potential commercial applications for species where production of one sex is favoured.Funded Activity Details
Start Date: 11-2020
End Date: 12-2024
Funding Scheme: Discovery Projects
Funding Amount: $409,121.00
Funder: Australian Research Council
Research Topics
ANZSRC Field of Research (FoR)
Developmental Genetics (incl. Sex Determination) | Ecological Impacts of Climate Change | Genetics
ANZSRC Socio-Economic Objective (SEO)
Ecosystem Adaptation to Climate Change | Expanding Knowledge in the Biological Sciences |
