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Phylogenetics of Bagworm Moths: A Model System for Studying the Evolutionary Genetics of S — NSF Award to University of Florida (F

Almost all organisms have separate male and female sexes, but this common dynamic holds a contradiction: males and females are physiologically different from each other, sometimes extremely so, but share almost the same set of genes. How do differences between the sexes arise from a shared set of genetic starting point

Award titlePhylogenetics of Bagworm Moths: A Model System for Studying the Evolutionary Genetics of S
Award ID2426250
AwardeeUniversity of Florida
CityGAINESVILLE
StateFL
Amount obligated$1,400,000
Principal investigatorAndrew Mongue
ProgramSystematics & Biodiversity Sci
Start date08/01/2024
AbstractAlmost all organisms have separate male and female sexes, but this common dynamic holds a contradiction: males and females are physiologically different from each other, sometimes extremely so, but share almost the same set of genes. How do differences between the sexes arise from a shared set of genetic starting points and why do various species show wildly different degrees of sex differences? This research seeks to answer these fundamental questions using a remarkable group of insects, the ba
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