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Explaining the variation in sex-determining mechanisms across the tree of life and understanding the evolution of sex chromosomes represent important goals in evolutionary biology. Many papers have followed the classical paradigm of differentiation pathways of sex chromosomes from autosomes. However, the evolutionary drivers and many other aspects of the differentiation of sex chromosomes still remain controversial. Thanks especially to the impact of new genomic techniques, the always vibrant field of sex chromosome evolution research is currently boosting. Results from recent functional and comparative studies across both model and especially non-model organisms challenge the traditional paradigms of sex chromosome evolution. Therefore, this is the perfect time to open a forum for discussion, summary and reappraisal of our understanding of this field. The aim of the meeting is to gather evolutionary biologists with different backgrounds (developmental biology, population genetics, genomics, evolutionary ecology) to formulate and address fundamental questions and to uncover gaps in our understanding of sex chromosome evolution with a focus on vertebrates. We will unite people who use different approaches and means to study vertebrate sex evolution as well as applications (e.g. in endocrine disruption research, aquaculture, and species evolution/biodiversity).
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