{"version":"1.0","type":"rich","provider_name":"Acast","provider_url":"https://acast.com","height":250,"width":700,"html":"<iframe src=\"https://embed.acast.com/$/2d84285d-0603-5ce7-9354-5599984f6cf9/62a873ad9631d40013207936?\" frameBorder=\"0\" width=\"700\" height=\"250\"></iframe>","title":"Meiosis and the evolution of sex chromosomes","thumbnail_width":200,"thumbnail_height":200,"thumbnail_url":"https://open-images.acast.com/shows/61b9f3951a8cbe23473cedc5/1655206696611-cb84a8cc1b0aefc099a547b9bd4b88cf.jpeg?height=200","description":"<p>The XY sex-determination system of therian mammals has persisted for over 160 million years: but why? In this episode Aurora Ruiz-Herrera (Autonomous University of Barcelona) and Paul Waters (University of New South Wales) discuss the evolution of sex chromosomes and role of meiosis.</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>This episode explores the recent Heredity paper: <a href=\"https://www.nature.com/articles/s41437-022-00532-2 \" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">“Fragile, unfaithful and persistent Ys—on how meiosis can shape sex chromosome evolution”</a> </p>","author_name":"Heredity"}