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SEX-DETector is a probabilistic method that relies on RNAseq data from a cross (parents and progeny of each sex) to infer autosomal and sex-linked genes (genes located on the non recombining part of sex chromosomes).

How does SEX-DETector work?

SEX-DETector does not require prior sequencing of a reference genome: the same sequencing data can be used for the assembly and for the mapping of the reads. A full documentation on the pipeline can be found here.

• we recommend Trinity for the assembly.
• Trinity components should be merged with cap3. Our code to perform the merging is available here.
• We recommend BWA for mapping of the reads.
• When the mapping has been perfomed, the individuals need to be genotyped; SEX-DETector takes files produced by Reads2snp (which is available for download on the PopPhyl website) as input.