Frank Grutzner

Research Interests

Biochemistry and Cell Biology Cancer Genetics Cell Biology Developmental Biology Evolution of Developmental Systems Evolutionary Biology Genomics Medical Genetics Molecular Evolution Stakeholder Engagement

Prof Frank Grutzner

Professor

School of Biological Sciences

College of Science

Eligible to supervise Masters and PhD - email supervisor to discuss availability.

Professor Frank Grützner received his PhD at the Max Planck Institute for Molecular Genetics, Berlin in 2001. In the same year he moved to the Australian National University where he led and international team that resolved the longstanding controversy about the complex sex chromosome system in the platypus. In 2005 he moved to the University of Adelaide, where he is associate Head Research and group leader at the School of Biological Sciences. Dr Grutzner has worked in the field of comparative genome biology in many different species and published extensively in leading international journals including Nature, Nature Genetics and Science. For the past 20 years he has been instrumental in establishing monotremes as a key species for research in comparative genomics and mammalian evolution.Dr Grutzner is passionate about engagement with the community and with his group and collaborators he established a award winning community based research project on echidna conservation and research (EchidnaCSI).He has won several awards for his research including the Eppendorf Medal for the Young Australian Investigator (2005) and the Tall Poppy Science Award (2007/8) and SA Science Excellence awards in Citizen Science (2021). His research has been supported by competitive ARC research fellowships and grants since 2003.

Comparative Genome Biology

Our research aims to understand how different animal genomes evolved, how they are organised and how this effects their function. We use our results to better understand genome evolution and function but also to apply our novel insights to human disease and animal conservation. Our main species of interest are the iconic egg-laying mammals, the duck-billed platypus and short-beaked echidna. As the oldest surviving mammalian lineage these extraordinary animals provide valuable insights into mammalian evolution and human disease.

current research areas:

Sex chromosome evolution and function in mammals

Sex determination in monotremes

Evolution and function of genes involved in metabolic control

Evolution of non coding RNAs in reproduction

Application and development of molecular tools, citizen science to aid monotreme field biology, conservation and captive breeding

Investigating participation and diversity in citizen science  

 

The Monotreme Resource Centre

Egg-laying mammals feature extraordinary biology and are the oldest surviving mammal. Platypus and echidna caputure the interest of researchers worl wide ever since the first specimen were send to England in 1798. Access to material from these animals has always been the limiting factor for research to better understand the biology of these animals. Since 2001 we have assembled a world-wide unique collection of well over 1000 specimen of tissues from platypus and echidna which are availbale for research. This has resulted in breakthrough research including monotremes and new datasets that are available to the research community to use to better understand mammalian evolution. Please contact us for more information about the collection and collaborative opportunities.

Date Position Institution name
2022 - ongoing Professor University of Adelaide
2018 - 2022 ARC Future Fellow (Level 3) The University Adelaide
2013 - 2017 ARC research fellow (Level E) The University of Adelaide
2005 - ongoing ARC research fellow The University of Adelaide
2001 - 2004 Researcher Australian National University
1997 - 2016 PhD candidate Max Planck Institute of Molecular Genetics

Date Type Title Institution Name Country Amount
2011 Award ARC Fellowship (ARF) Australian Research Council Australia -
2010 Achievement Finalist: Scopus Award for the Young Australian Researcher (Biological Sciences) - Australia -
2008 Award Research Career Development ECR Achievement award (School of Molecular and Biomedical Science) The University of Adelaide Australia -
2008 Award Certificate of merit for research excellence, Faculty of Science, University of Adelaide The University of Adelaide Australia -
2007 Award Tall Poppy Science Award Australian Institute of Policy and Science Australia -
2006 Award ARC Fellowship (ARF) Australian Research Council Australia -
2005 Award Eppendorf Medal for the Young Australian Investigator Eppendorf Australia -

Year Citation
2025 Wilson, I., Perry, T., Eisenhofer, R., Rismiller, P., Shaw, M., & Grutzner, F. (2025). Microbiota changes in lactation in the short-beaked echidna (Tachyglossus aculeatus).. FEMS Microbiol Ecol, 101(5), 11 pages.
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2025 Shearwin-Whyatt, L., Fenelon, J., Yu, H., Major, A., Qu, Z., Zhou, Y., . . . Grützner, F. (2025). AMHY and sex determination in egg-laying mammals. Genome Biology, 26(1), 144-1-144-21.
DOI Europe PMC2
2025 Dann, J., & Grützner, F. (2025). Evolution of the Jawed Vertebrate (Gnathostomata) Stomach Through Gene Repertoire Loss: Findings from Agastric Species. Journal of Developmental Biology, 13(3), 12 pages.
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2025 Zhou, Y., Jin, J., Li, X., Gedman, G., Pelan, S., Rhie, A., . . . Zhang, G. (2025). Chromosome-level echidna genome illuminates evolution of multiple sex chromosome system in monotremes.. Gigascience, 14, 16 pages.
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2024 Dann, J., Qu, Z., Shearwin-Whyatt, L., van der Ploeg, R., & Grützner, F. (2024). Pseudogenization of NK3 homeobox 2 (Nkx3.2) in monotremes provides insight into unique gastric anatomy and physiology. Open Biology, 14(7), 240071-1-240071-8.
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2024 Lister, N. C., Milton, A. M., Patel, H. R., Waters, S. A., Hanrahan, B. J., McIntyre, K. L., . . . Waters, P. D. (2024). Incomplete transcriptional dosage compensation of chicken and platypus sex chromosomes is balanced by post-transcriptional compensation. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of USA, 121(32), e2322360121-1-e2322360121-7.
DOI Scopus4 WoS4 Europe PMC11
2024 Takii, R., Fujimoto, M., Pandey, A., Jaiswal, K., Shearwin-Whyatt, L., Grutzner, F., & Nakai, A. (2024). HSF1 is required for cellular adaptation to daily temperature fluctuations. Scientific Reports, 14(1), 21361.
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2024 Sakamoto, S., Matsushita, Y., Itoigawa, A., Ezawa, T., Fujitani, T., Takakura, K., . . . Hayakawa, T. (2024). Color vision evolution in egg-laying mammals: insights from visual photoreceptors and daily activities of Australian echidnas. Zoological Letters, 10(1), 2-1-2-15.
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2023 Murat, F., Mbengue, N., Winge, S. B., Trefzer, T., Leushkin, E., Sepp, M., . . . Kaessmann, H. (2023). The molecular evolution of spermatogenesis across mammals. Nature, 613(7943), 308-316.
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2023 Mousavi, S. E., Grützner, F., & Patil, J. G. (2023). Enhanced mitotic arrest and chromosome resolution for cytogenetic analysis in the eastern mosquitofish, Gambusia holbrooki. Acta Histochemica, 125(3), 152029.
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2022 Perry, T., Stenhouse, A., Wilson, I., Perfetto, I., McKelvey, M. W., Coulson, M., . . . Grützner, F. (2022). EchidnaCSI: engaging the public in research and conservation of the short-beaked echidna. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of USA, 119(5), e2108826119-1-e2108826119-9.
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2022 Stenhouse, A., Perry, T., Grützner, F., Rismiller, P., Koh, L. P., & Lewis, M. (2022). COVID restrictions impact wildlife monitoring in Australia. Biological Conservation, 267, 109470-1-109470-10.
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2022 Itoigawa, A., Hayakawa, T., Zhou, Y., Manning, A. D., Zhang, G., Grutzner, F., & Imai, H. (2022). Functional Diversity and Evolution of Bitter Taste Receptors in Egg-Laying Mammals. Molecular Biology and Evolution, 39(6), 1-9.
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2022 Perry, T., West, E., Eisenhofer, R., Stenhouse, A., Wilson, I., Laming, B., . . . Grützner, F. (2022). Characterising the Gut Microbiomes in Wild and Captive Short-Beaked Echidnas Reveals Diet-Associated Changes.. Frontiers in microbiology, 13, 1-11.
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2021 Lee, E., Lokman, N. A., Oehler, M. K., Ricciardelli, C., & Grutzner, F. (2021). A comprehensive molecular and clinical analysis of the piRNA pathway genes in ovarian cancer. Cancers, 13(1), 1-23.
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2021 Cheung, J., Lokman, N. A., Abraham, R. D., Macpherson, A. M., Lee, E., Grutzner, F., . . . Ricciardelli, C. (2021). Reduced gonadotrophin receptor expression is associated with a more aggressive ovarian cancer phenotype. International Journal of Molecular Sciences, 22(1), 71-1-71-21.
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2021 Zhou, Y., Shearwin-Whyatt, L., Li, J., Song, Z., Hayakawa, T., Stevens, D., . . . Zhang, G. (2021). Platypus and echidna genomes reveal mammalian biology and evolution. Nature, 592(7856), 756-762.
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2021 de Mendoza, A., Poppe, D., Buckberry, S., Pflueger, J., Albertin, C. B., Daish, T., . . . Lister, R. (2021). The emergence of the brain non-CpG methylation system in vertebrates. Nature Ecology and Evolution, 5(3), 369-378.
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2021 Královičová, J., Borovská, I., Pengelly, R., Lee, E., Abaffy, P., Šindelka, R., . . . Vořechovský, I. (2021). Restriction of an intron size en route to endothermy. Nucleic acids research, 49(5), 2460-2487.
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2021 Rhie, A., McCarthy, S. A., Fedrigo, O., Damas, J., Formenti, G., Koren, S., . . . Jarvis, E. D. (2021). Towards complete and error-free genome assemblies of all vertebrate species.. Nature, 592(7856), 737-746.
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2021 Stenhouse, A., Perry, T., Grutzner, F., Lewis, M., & Koh, L. P. (2021). EchidnaCSI – improving monitoring of a cryptic species at continental scale using Citizen Science. Global Ecology and Conservation, 28, e01626-1-e01626-15.
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2021 Pajpach, F., Wu, T., Shearwin, L., Jones, K., & Grutzner, F. (2021). Flavors of non-random meiotic segregation of autosomes and sex chromosomes. Genes, 12(9), 1338-1-1338-22.
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2021 Pajpach, F., Shearwin-Whyatt, L., & Grutzner, F. (2021). Evolution, expression and meiotic behavior of genes involved in chromosome segregation of monotremes. Genes, 12(9), 1-17.
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2021 Waters, P. D., Patel, H. R., Ruiz-Herrera, A., Álvarez-González, L., Lister, N. C., Simakov, O., . . . Graves, J. A. M. (2021). Microchromosomes are building blocks of bird, reptile, and mammal chromosomes. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, 118(45), e2112494118 -1-e2112494118 -11.
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2020 Wang, Z. Y., Leushkin, E., Liechti, A., Ovchinnikova, S., Mößinger, K., Brüning, T., . . . Kaessmann, H. (2020). Transcriptome and translatome co-evolution in mammals. Nature, 588(7839), 642-647.
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2019 Hirose, K., Payumo, A. Y., Cutie, S., Hoang, A., Zhang, H., Guyot, R., . . . Huang, G. N. (2019). Evidence for hormonal control of heart regenerative capacity during endothermy acquisition. Science, 364(6436), 184-188.
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2019 Perry, T., Toledo-Flores, D., Kang, W. X., Ferguson, A., Laming, B., Tsend-Ayush, E., . . . Grützner, F. (2019). Non-invasive genetic sexing technique for analysis of short-beaked echidna (Tachyglossus aculeatus) populations. Reproduction, Fertility and Development, 31(7), 1289-1295.
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2019 Deakin, J. E., Potter, S., O'Neill, R., Ruiz-Herrera, A., Cioffi, M. B., Eldridge, M. D. B., . . . Ezaz, T. (2019). Chromosomics: bridging the gap between genomes and chromosomes. Genes, 10(8), 627-1-627-17.
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2019 Rismiller, P. D., Grutzner, F., Rose, R. K., & Hamilton, M. J. (2019). Tachyglossus aculeatus (Monotremata: Tachyglossidae). Mammalian Species, 51(980), 75-91.
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2018 Gautier, C., Guenin, S., Riest-Fery, I., Perry, T., Legros, C., Nosjean, O., . . . Boutin, J. (2018). Characterization of the Mel1c melatoninergic receptor in platypus (Ornithorhynchus anatinus). PLoS ONE, 13(3), e0191904-1-e0191904-20.
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2018 Martin, H., Batty, E., Hussin, J., Westall, P., Daish, T., Kolomyjec, S., . . . Donnelly, P. (2018). Insights into platypus population structure and history from whole-genome sequencing. Molecular Biology and Evolution, 35(5), 1238-1252.
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2017 Estrella, C. A. S., Kind, K. L., Derks, A., Xiang, R., Faulkner, N., Mohrdick, M., . . . Hiendleder, S. (2017). Remodelling of the bovine placenta: Comprehensive morphological and histomorphological characterization at the late embryonic and early accelerated fetal growth stages. Placenta, 55, 37-46.
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2017 Adikusuma, F., Williams, N., Grutzner, F., Hughes, J., & Thomas, P. (2017). Targeted Deletion of an Entire Chromosome Using CRISPR/Cas9. Molecular Therapy, 25(8), 1736-1738.
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2017 Casey, A., Daish, T., Barbero, J., & Grützner, F. (2017). Differential cohesin loading marks paired and unpaired regions of platypus sex chromosomes at prophase i. Scientific Reports, 7(1), 4217-1-4217-14.
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2016 Tsend-Ayush, E., He, C., Myers, M., Andrikopoulos, S., Wong, N., Sexton, P., . . . Grutzner, F. (2016). Monotreme glucagon-like peptide-1 in venom and gut: One gene - Two very different functions. Scientific Reports, 6(1), 12 pages.
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2015 Lynch, V., Nnamani, M., Kapusta, A., Brayer, K., Plaza, S., Mazur, E., . . . Wagner, G. (2015). Ancient transposable elements transformed the uterine regulatory landscape and transcriptome during the evolution of mammalian pregnancy. Cell Reports, 10(4), 551-561.
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2015 He, C., Myers, M., Forbes, B., & Grützner, F. (2015). Immunohistochemical analysis of pancreatic islets of platypus (Ornithorhynchus anatinus) and echidna (Tachyglossus aculeatus ssp.). Journal of Anatomy, 226(4), 373-380.
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2015 Casey, A., Daish, T., & Grutzner, F. (2015). Identification and characterisation of synaptonemal complex genes in monotremes. Gene, 567(2), 146-153.
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2015 Daish, T., Casey, A., & Grutzner, F. (2015). Lack of sex chromosome specific meiotic silencing in platypus reveals origin of MSCI in therian mammals. BMC Biology, 13(1), 106-1-106-13.
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2014 Cortez, D., Marin, R., Toledo-Flores, D., Froidevaux, L., Liechti, A., Waters, P., . . . Kaessmann, H. (2014). Origins and functional evolution of Y chromosomes across mammals. Nature, 508(7497), 488-493.
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2014 Necsulea, A., Soumillon, M., Warnefors, M., Liechti, A., Daish, T., Zeller, U., . . . Kaessmann, H. (2014). The evolution of lncRNA repertoires and expression patterns in tetrapods. Nature, 505(7485), 635-640.
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2014 Lim, S., Ricciardelli, C., Oehler, M., De Arao Tan, I., Russell, D., & Grützner, F. (2014). Overexpression of piRNA pathway genes in epithelial ovarian cancer. PLoS One, 9(6), e99687-1-e99687-11.
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2013 Ayers, K., Davidson, N., Demiyah, D., Roeszler, K., Grutzner, F., Sinclair, A., . . . Smith, C. (2013). RNA sequencing reveals sexually dimorphic gene expression before gonadal differentiation in chicken and allows comprehensive annotation of the W-chromosome. Genome Biology (Print): biology for the post-genomic era, 14(3), 16 pages.
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2013 Lim, S., Tsend-Ayush, E., Kortschak, R., Jacob, R., Ricciardelli, C., Oehler, M., & Grutzner, F. (2013). Conservation and expression of piRNA pathway genes in male and female adult gonad of amniotes. Biology of Reproduction, 89(6), 1-13.
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2013 He, C., Tsend-Ayush, E., Myers, M., Forbes, B., & Grutzner, F. (2013). Changes in the ghrelin hormone pathway maybe part of an unusual gastric system in monotremes. General and Comparative Endocrinology, 191, 74-82.
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2013 Long, H., Sims, D., Heger, A., Blackledge, N., Kutter, C., Wright, M., . . . Klose, R. (2013). Epigenetic conservation at gene regulatory elements revealed by non-methylated DNA profiling in seven vertebrates. eLife, 2013(2), e00348-1-e00348-19.
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2013 Chang, C., Semyonov, J., Cheng, P., Huang, S., Park, J., Tsai, H., . . . Hsu, S. (2013). Widespread divergence of the CEACAM/PSG genes in vertebrates and humans suggests sensitivity to selection. PLoS One, 8(4), 1-13.
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2013 Zemann, A., Churakov, G., Donnellan, S., Grutzner, F., Zhao, F., Brosius, J., & Schmitz, J. (2013). Ancestry of the Australian termitivorous numbat. Molecular Biology and Evolution, 30(5), 1041-1045.
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2012 Williams, C., Hoppe, H., Rezgui, D., Strickland, M., Forbes, B., Grutzner, F., . . . Hassan, A. (2012). An exon splice enhancer primes IGF2:IGF2R binding site structure and function evolution. Science, 338(6111), 1209-1213.
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2012 Hrdlickova, R., Nehyba, J., Lim, S., Grutzner, F., & Bose, H. (2012). Insights into the evolution of mammalian telomerase: Platypus TERT shares similarities with genes of birds and other reptiles and localizes on sex chromosomes. BMC Genomics, 13(1), 2-38.
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2012 Julien, P., Brawand, D., Soumillon, M., Necsulea, A., Liechti, A., Schutz, F., . . . Kaessmann, H. (2012). Mechanisms and evolutionary patterns of mammalian and avian dosage compensation. PLoS Biology, 10(5), 1-20.
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2012 Tsend-Ayush, E., Kortschak, R., Bernard, P., Lim, S., Ryan, J., Rosenkranz, R., . . . Grutzner, F. (2012). Identification of mediator complex 26 (Crsp7) gametologs on platypus X1 and Y5 sex chromosomes: a candidate testis-determining gene in monotremes?. Chromosome Research, 20(1), 127-138.
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2012 Lynch, V. J., Nnamani, M., Brayer, K. J., Emera, D., Wertheim, J. O., Pond, S. L. K., . . . Wagner, G. P. (2012). Lineage-specific transposons drove massive gene expression recruitments
during the evolution of pregnancy in mammals.
2011 Brawand, D., Soumillon, M., Necsulea, A., Julien, P., Csardi, G., Harrigan, P., . . . Kaessmann, H. (2011). The evolution of gene expression levels in mammalian organs. Nature, 478(7369), 343-350.
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2009 Ho, K., Deakin, J., Wright, M., Marshall Graves, J., & Grutzner, F. (2009). Replication asynchrony and differential condensation of X chromosomes in female platypus (Ornithorhynchus anatinus). Reproduction Fertility and Development, 21(8), 952-963.
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2009 Daish, T., Casey, A., & Grutzner, F. (2009). Platypus chain reaction: directional and ordered meiotic pairing of the multiple sex chromosome chain in Ornithorhynchus anatinus. Reproduction Fertility and Development, 21(8), 976-984.
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2009 Tsend-Ayush, E., Lim, S., Pask, A., Mohd Hamdan, D., Renfree, M., & Grutzner, F. (2009). Characterisation of ATRX, DMRT1, DMRT7 and WT1 in the platypus (Ornithorhynchus anatinus). Reproduction Fertility and Development, 21(8), 985-991.
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2009 Kortschak, R., Tsend-Ayush, E., & Grutzner, F. (2009). Analysis of SINE and LINE repeat content of Y chromosomes in the platypus, Ornithorhynchus anatinus. Reproduction Fertility and Development, 21(8), 964-975.
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2009 Warren, W., & Grutzner, F. (2009). The enigma of the platypus genome. Australian Journal of Zoology, 57(3-4), 157-165.
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2009 Ivell, R., & Grutzner, F. (2009). Evolution and Male Fertility: Lessons from the Insulin-Like Factor 6 Gene (Insl6). Endocrinology, 150(9), 3986-3990.
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2009 Daish, T., & Grutzner, F. (2009). Location, Location, Location! Monotremes Provide Unique Insights into the Evolution of Sex Chromosome Silencing in Mammals. DNA and Cell Biology, 28(2), 91-100.
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2009 Tsend-Ayush, E., Dodge, N., Mohr, J., Casey, A., Himmelbauer, H., Kremitzki, C., . . . Grutzner, F. (2009). Higher-order genome organization in platypus and chicken sperm and repositioning of sex chromosomes during mammalian evolution. Chromosoma, 118(1), 53-69.
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2008 Niwa, H., Sekita, Y., Tsend-Ayush, E., & Grutzner, F. (2008). Platypus Pou5f1 reveals the first steps in the evolution of trophectoderm differentiation and pluripotency in mammals. Evolution & Development, 10(6), 671-682.
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2008 Grutzner, F., Nixon, B., & Jones, R. (2008). Reproductive biology in egg-laying mammals. Sexual Development, 2(3), 115-127.
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2008 Wakefield, M., Anderson, M., Chang, E., Wei, K., Kaul, R., Marshall-Graves, J., . . . Deeb, S. (2008). Cone visual pigments of monotremes: Filling the phylogenetic gap. Visual Neuroscience, 25(3), 257-264.
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2008 Ordonez, G., Hillier, L., Warren, W., Grutzner, F., Lopez-Otin, C., & Puente, X. (2008). Loss of genes implicated in gastric function during platypus evolution. Genome Biology (Online Edition), 9(5), R81-1-R81-11.
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2008 Schmitz, J., Zemann, A., Churakov, G., Kuhl, H., Grutzner, F., Reinhardt, R., & Brosius, J. (2008). Retroposed SNOfall - A mammalian-wide comparison of platypus snoRNAs. Genome Research, 18(6), 1005-1010.
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2008 Murchison, E., Kheradpour, P., Sachidanandam, R., Smith, C., Hodges, E., Xuan, Z., . . . Hannon, G. (2008). Conservation of small RNA pathways in platypus. Genome Research, 18(6), 995-1004.
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2008 Veyrunes, F., Waters, P., Miethke, P., Rens, W., McMillan, D., Alsop, A., . . . Graves, J. (2008). Bird-like sex chromosomes of platypus imply recent origin of mammal sex chromosomes. Genome Research, 18(6), 965-973.
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2008 Warren, W., Hillier, L., Graves, J., Birney, E., Ponting, C., Grutzner, F., . . . Wilson, R. (2008). Genome analysis of the platypus reveals unique signatures of evolution. Nature, 453(7192), 175-184.
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2008 Warren, W. C., Hillier, L. D. W., Marshall Graves, J. A., Birney, E., Ponting, C. P., Grützner, F., . . . Nefedov, M. (2008). Genome analysis of the platypus reveals unique signatures of evolution (Nature (2008) 453, (175-183)). Nature, 455(7210), 256.
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2007 Wallis, M., Delbridge, M., Pask, A., Alsop, A., Grutzner, F., O'Brien, P., . . . Graves, J. (2007). Mapping platypus SOX genes; autosomal location of SOX9 excludes it from sex determining role. Cytogenetic and Genome Research, 116(3), 232-234.
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2007 El-Mogharbel, N., Wakefield, M., Deakin, J., Tsend-Ayush, E., Grutzner, F., Alsop, A., . . . Graves, J. (2007). DMRT gene cluster analysis in the platypus: New insights into genomic organization and regulatory regions. Genomics, 89(1), 10-21.
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2007 Wallis, M., Waters, P., Delbridge, M., Kirby, P., Pask, A., Grutzner, F., . . . Graves, J. (2007). Sex determination in platypus and echidna: autosomal location of SOX3 confirms the absence of SRY from monotremes. Chromosome Research, 15(8), 949-959.
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2007 Dohm, J., Tsend-Ayush, E., Reinhardt, R., Grutzner, F., & Himmelbauer, H. (2007). Disruption and pseudoautosomal localization of the major histocompatibility complex in monotremes. Genome Biology (Online Edition), 8(8), R175-1-R175-16.
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2007 McMillan, D., Miethke, P., Alsop, A., Rens, W., O'Brien, P., Trifonov, V., . . . Graves, J. (2007). Characterizing the chromosomes of the platypus (Ornithorhynchus anatinus). Chromosome Research, 15(8), 961-974.
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2007 Rens, W., O'Brien, P., Grutzner, F., Clarke, O., Graphodatskaya, D., Tsend-Ayush, E., . . . Ferguson-Smith, M. (2007). The multiple sex chromosomes of platypus and echidna are not completely identical and several share homology with the avian Z. Genome Biology (Online Edition), 8(11), R243:1-R243:21.
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2006 Delbridge, M., Wallis, M., Kirby, P., Alsop, A., Grutzner, F., & Graves, J. (2006). Assignment of SOX1 to platypus chromosome 20q by fluorescence in situ hybridization. Cytogenetic and Genome Research, 112(3-4), 342L-1-342L-2.
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2006 Ezaz, T., Valenzuela, N., Grutzner, F., Miura, I., Georges, A., Burke, R., & Graves, J. (2006). An XX/XY sex microchromosome system in a freshwater turtle, Chelodina longicollis (Testudines: Chelidae) with genetic sex determination. Chromosome Research, 14(2), 139-150.
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2006 Yue, Y., Tsend-Ayush, E., Grutzner, F., Grossmann, B., & Haaf, T. (2006). Segmental duplication associated with evolutionary instability of human chromosome 3p25. Cytogenetic and Genome Research, 112(3-4), 202-207.
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2006 Sankovic, N., Delbridge, M., Grutzner, F., Ferguson-Smith, M., O'Brien, P., & Graves, J. (2006). Construction of a highly enriched marsupial Y chromosome-specific BAC sub-library using isolated Y chromosomes. Chromosome Research, 14(6), 657-664.
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2006 Grutzner, F., Ashley, T., Rowell, D., & Graves, J. (2006). How did the platypus get its sex chromosome chain? A comparison of meiotic multiples and sex chromosomes in plants and animals. Chromosoma, 115(2), 75-88.
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2005 Tsend-Ayush, E., O'Sullivan, L., Grutzner, F., Onnebo, S., Lewis, R., Dellbridge, M., . . . Ward, A. (2005). RBMX gene is essential for brain development in zebrafish. Developmental Dynamics, 234(3), 682-688.
DOI Scopus39 WoS36 Europe PMC33
2005 Yue, Y., Grossmann, B., Tsend-Ayush, E., Grutzner, F., Ferguson-Smith, M., Yang, F., & Haaf, T. (2005). Genomic structure and paralogous regions of the inversion breakpoint occurring between human chromosome 3p12.3 and orangutan chromosome 2. Cytogenetic and Genome Research, 108(1-3), 98-105.
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2004 Grutzner, F., Rens, W., Tsend-Ayush, E., El-Mogharbel, N., O'Brien, P., Jones, R., . . . Graves, J. (2004). In the platypus a meiotic chain of ten sex chromosomes shares genes with the bird Z and mammal X chromosomes. Nature, 432(7019), 913-917.
DOI Scopus233 WoS214 Europe PMC170
2004 Rens, W., Grutzner, F., O'Brien, P., Fairclough, H., Graves, J., & Ferguson-Smith, M. (2004). Resolution and evolution of the duck-billed platypus karyotype with an X1Y1X2Y2X3Y3X4Y4X5Y5 male sex chromosome constitution. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America, 101(46), 16257-16261.
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2004 Grutzner, F., & Graves, J. (2004). A platypus’ eye view of the mammalian genome. Current Opinion in Genetics & Development, 14(6), 642-649.
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2004 Tsend-Ayush, E., Grutzner, F., Grossmann, B., Hansel, U., Sudbrak, R., & Haaf, T. (2004). Plasticity of human chromosome 3 during primate evolution. Genomics, 83(2), 193-202.
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2003 Chapman, M., Charchar, F., Kinston, S., Bird, C., Grafham, D., Rogers, J., . . . Gottgens, B. (2003). Comparative and functional analyses of LYL1 loci establish marsupial sequences as a model for phylogenetic footprinting. Genomics, 81(3), 249-259.
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2003 Santucciu, C., Grutzner, F., Carvalho-Silva, D., & Graves, J. (2003). Isolation of chromosomal regions controlling intersex development in a marsupial. Cytogenetic and Genome Research, 101(3-4), 224-228.
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2003 Grutzner, F., Deakin, J., Rens, W., El-Mogharbel, N., & Marshall Graves, J. (2003). The monotreme genome: a patchwork of reptile mammal and unique features?. Comparative Biochemistry and Physiology A-Molecular and Integrative Physiology, 136(4), 867-881.
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2002 Smith, S., Snell, P., Grutzner, F., Bench, A., Haaf, T., Metcalfe, J., . . . Elgar, G. (2002). Analyses of the extent of shared synteny and conserved gene orders between the genome of fugu rubripes and human 20q. Genome Research, 12(5), 776-784.
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2002 Grutzner, F., Crollius, H., Lutjens, G., Weissenbach, J., Ropers, H., & Haaf, T. (2002). Four-Hundred Million Years of Conserved Synteny of Human Xp and Xq Genes on Three Tetraodon Chromosomes. Genome Research, 12(9), 1316-1322.
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2001 Grutzner, F., Tsend-Ayush, E., Stout, K., Munsche, S., Niveleau, A., Nanda, I., . . . Haaf, T. (2001). Chicken microchromosomes are hypermethylated and can be identified by specific painting probes. Cytogenetic and Genome Research, 93(3-4), 265-269.
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2001 Bouchireb, N., Grutzner, F., Haaf, T., Stephens, R., Elgar, G., Green, A., & Clark, M. (2001). Comparative mapping of the human 9q34 region in Fugu rubripes. Cytogenetic and Genome Research, 94(3-4), 173-179.
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2001 Toder, R., Grutzner, F., Haaf, T., & Bausch, E. (2001). Species-specific evolution of repeated DNA sequences in great apes. Chromosome Research, 9(6), 431-435.
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2001 Zimdahl, H., Gosele, C., Lutjens, G., Grutzner, F., Kreitler, T., Voss, K., . . . Knoblauch, M. (2001). Assignment of the huntingtin (Hdh) gene, the huntingtin associated protein (Hap1) gene, and the huntingtin interacting protein (Hip1) gene to rat chromosomes 14, 10, and 12 by radiation hybrid mapping and fluorescent in situ hybridization. Cytogenetic and Genome Research, 94(1-2), 101-104.
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2001 Zend-Ajusch, E., Gruetzner, F., Haensel, U., Sudbrack, R., Ropers, H. H., & Haaf, T. (2001). A large intragenomic duplication homologous to human chromosome 3p21-24 during hominoid evolution.. AMERICAN JOURNAL OF HUMAN GENETICS, 69(4), 329.
2000 Haaf, T., Roest Crollius, H., Weissenbach, J., Lütjens, G., Brunner, B., Ropers, H. H., & Grützner, F. (2000). Comparative gene and genome mapping in pufferfish and humans.. AMERICAN JOURNAL OF HUMAN GENETICS, 67(4), 23.
2000 Brunner, B., Grutzner, F., Yaspo, M. L., Ropers, H. H., Haaf, T., & Kalscheuer, V. M. (2000). Molecular cloning and characterization of the Fugu rubripes MEST/COPG2 imprinting cluster and chromosomal localization in Fugu and Tetraodon nigroviridis. Chromosome Research, 8(6), 465-476.
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2000 Cai, L., Lindpaintner, K., Browne, J., Gruetzner, F., Haaf, T., James, M. R., & Bihoreau, M. T. (2000). An anchored YAC-STS framework for the rat genome. Cytogenetics and Cell Genetics, 89(3-4), 168-170.
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2000 Nanda, I., Zend-Ajusch, E., Shan, Z., Grützner, F., Schartl, M., Burt, D. W., . . . Schmid, M. (2000). Conserved synteny between the chicken Z sex chromosome and human chromosome 9 includes the male regulatory gene DMRT1: A comparative (re)view on avian sex determination. Cytogenetics and Cell Genetics, 89(1-2), 67-78.
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2000 Gösele, C., Grützner, F., Pesquero, J. B., Silva, J. A., Junge, T., Ganten, D., . . . Knoblauch, M. (2000). Assignment of the kinin receptor B1 and B2 genes (Bdkrb1 and Bdkrb2) to rat chromosome 6q3.2 by FISH and radiation hybrid mapping. Cytogenetics and Cell Genetics, 89(1-2), 51-52.
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1999 Grützner, F., Lütjens, G., Rovira, C., Barnes, D. W., Ropers, H. H., & Haaf, T. (1999). Classical and molecular cytogenetics of the pufferfish Tetraodon nigroviridis. Chromosome Research, 7(8), 655-662.
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1999 Sharon, D., Glusman, G., Pilpel, Y., Khen, M., Gruetzner, F., Haaf, T., & Lancet, D. (1999). Primate evolution of an olfactory receptor cluster: Diversification by gene conversion and recent emergence of pseudogenes. Genomics, 61(1), 24-36.
DOI Scopus100 WoS98 Europe PMC79
1999 Roemer, I., Grützner, F., Winking, H., Haaf, T., Orth, A., Skidmore, L., . . . Fundele, R. (1999). Genome evolution -: Global methylation in eutherian hybrids. NATURE, 401(6749), 131-132.
DOI WoS20 Europe PMC63
1999 Nanda, I., Shan, Z., Schartl, M., Burt, D. W., Koehler, M., Nothwang, G., . . . Schmid, M. (1999). 300 million years of conserved synteny between chicken Z and human chromosome 9 [2]. Nature Genetics, 21(3), 258-259.
DOI Scopus294 WoS275 Europe PMC213
1999 Grützner, F., Himmelbauer, H., Paulsen, M., Hans-Ropers, H., & Haaf, T. (1999). Comparative mapping of mouse and rat chromosomes by fluorescence in situ hybridization. Genomics, 55(3), 306-313.
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1999 Roemer, I., Grützner, F., Winking, H., Haaf, T., Orth, A., Skidmore, L., . . . Fundele, R. (1999). Global methylation in eutherian hybrids. Nature, 401(6749), 131-132.
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1999 Shan, Z. H., Zend-Ajusch, E., Gruetzner, F., & Haaf, T. (1999). Cytogenetic and molecular characterization of evolutionary chromosome breakpoints in great apes.. AMERICAN JOURNAL OF HUMAN GENETICS, 65(4), A357.
1999 Gruetzner, F., Roest-Crollius, H., Lütjens, G., Barnes, D. W., Ropers, H. H., Weissenbach, J., & Haaf, T. (1999). Comparative gene and genome mapping in Tetraodon nigroviridis and Fugu rubripes. CYTOGENETICS AND CELL GENETICS, 85(1-2), 32.
1998 Gläser, B., Grützner, F., Willmann, U., Stanyon, R., Arnold, N., Taylor, K., . . . Schempp, W. (1998). Simian Y Chromosomes: Species-specific rearrangements of DAZ, RBM, and TSPY versus contiguity of PAR and SRY. Mammalian Genome, 9(3), 226-231.
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1997 Gläser, B., Grützner, F., Taylor, K., Schiebel, K., Meroni, G., Tsioupra, K., . . . Schempp, W. (1997). Comparative mapping of Xp22 genes in hominoids - evolutionary linear instability of their Y homologues. Chromosome Research, 5(3), 167-176.
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1993 Schempp, W., Toder, R., Rietschel, W., Grützner, F., Mayerová, A., & Gauckler, A. (1993). Inverted and satellited Y chromosome in the orangutan (Pongo pygmaeus). Chromosome Research, 1(1), 69-75.
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- Daish, T. J., & Grützner, F. (2010). Meiotic Sex Chromosome Inactivation.
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Year Citation
2021 Warren, W. C., & Grutzner, F. (2021). The Evolution of Viviparity in Vertebrates. In R. D. Geisert, & T. E. Spencer (Eds.), Placentation in Mammals (Vol. 234, pp. 7-19). Switzerland: Springer International Publishing.
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2019 Daish, T., & Grützner, F. (2019). Evolution and meiotic organization of heteromorphic sex chromosomes. In B. R. Olsen (Ed.), Current Topics in Developmental Biology (Vol. 134, pp. 1-48). Cambridge, MA United States: Elsevier.
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2018 Campbell Jones, R., Nixon, B., & Grützner, F. (2018). Reproduction in monotremes. In M. K. Skinner (Ed.), Encyclopedia of Reproduction (pp. 602-608). Academic Press.
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2018 Campbell Jones, R., Nixon, B., & Grützner, F. (2018). Reproduction in Monotremes. In Encyclopedia of Reproduction Volume 1 6 Second Edition (Vol. 6, pp. 602-608).
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2017 Lee, E., Jacob, R., & Grutzner, F. (2017). PIWI-Interacting RNAs (piRNAs) and Cancer. In J. Chakrabarti, & S. Mitra (Eds.), Cancer and Noncoding RNAs (Vol. 1, 1 ed., pp. 131-150). Academic Press.
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2011 Lynne, M., & Grutzner, F. (2011). Replication Timing: Evolution, Nuclear Organization and Relevance for Human Disease. In H. Seligmann (Ed.), DNA Replication-Current Advances. InTech.
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2011 Rowell, D., Lim, S., & Grutzner, F. (2011). Chromosome Analysis in Invertebrates and Vertebrates. In V. Orgogozo, & M. Rockman (Eds.), Methods in Molecular Biology - Volume 772 - Molecular Methods for Evolutionary Genetics (Vol. 772, 1 ed., pp. 13-36). United States: Springer.
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2006 Grutzner, F., Rens, W., Watson, J., Ferguson-Smith, M., & Graves, J. (2006). The chromosomes of monotreme mammals. In Mammalian chromosome atlas (1st ed., pp. 1-8). Hoboken, New Jersey, USA: Wiley.
2005 Grützner, F., Rens, W., Watson, J. M., Ferguson-Smith, M. A., & Graves, J. A. M. (2005). Order monotremata. In Atlas of Mammalian Chromosomes (pp. 1-8).

Year Citation
2018 Stenhouse, A., Roetman, P., Perry, T., Grutzner, F., & Koh, L. P. (2018). Developing Citizen Science Apps for Conservation Biology: Koala Counter and EchidnaCSI. In Australian Citizen Science Conference. Adelaide, Australia.
2008 Grutzner, F. (2008). Evolution and organization of monotreme sex chromosomes. In BIOLOGY OF REPRODUCTION Vol. 78 (pp. 282-283). Kailua Kona, HI: SOC STUDY REPRODUCTION.
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2007 Rens, W., O'Brien, P. C. M., Grutzner, F., Clarke, O., Graphodatskaya, D., Tsend-Ayush, E., . . . Ferguson-Smith, M. (2007). Characterization of the platypus and echidna sex chromosome system. In CHROMOSOME RESEARCH Vol. 15 (pp. 92). Amsterdam, NETHERLANDS: SPRINGER.
2007 Veyrunes, F., Rens, W., Waters, P., Miethke, P., Alsop, A., Grutzner, F., . . . Graves, J. (2007). Does the platypus sex chromosome system derive from an ancestral bird ZW system?. In CHROMOSOME RESEARCH Vol. 15 (pp. 72-73). Amsterdam, NETHERLANDS: SPRINGER.
2006 Grutzner, F. (2006). Sex Chromosomes Down Under: XY in platypus. In Molecular and Cellular Endocrinology 257¿258 (2006) 1¿5. Minutes of the 14th European Workshop on Molecular and Cellular Endocrinology of the Testis (pp. 1-5). Online.
2005 Grutzner, F., Rens, W., Tsend-Ayush, E., El-Mogharbel, N., O'Brien, P., Jones, R., . . . Graves, J. (2005). Evolution and organization of the ten sex chromosome system in platypus. In Proceedings of the Australian Society for Biochemistry and Molecular Biology ; v. 37. ComBio 2005 : combined conference abstracts, Adelaide Convention Centre, Adelaide,South Australia, 25 September to 29 Septembr 2005. Adelaide, South Australia.
2004 Grutzner, F., Rens, W., Jones, R., Tsend-Ayush, E., & Graves, J. (2004). Platypus have four male-specific chromosomes that segregate together at meiosis. In Human Genome Meeting (2004: Berlin, Germany). Berlin, Germany.
- Stenhouse, A., Roetman, P., Grützner, F., Perry, T., & Koh, L. P. (2018). Improving Data Quality in Citizen Science Apps for Conservation Biology. In Biodiversity Information Science and Standards Vol. 2 (pp. e26665). Pensoft Publishers.
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Year Citation
- Stenhouse, A., Roetman, P., Koh, L. P., Grutzner, F., & Perry, T. (n.d.). Developing Citizen Science Apps for Conservation Biology: Koala Counter and EchidnaCSI.
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Year Citation
2025 McDougal, D., Pederick, J., Shearwin-Whyatt, L., Grützner, F., & Bruning, J. (2025). Structural evolution of the estrogen receptor regulatory domain.
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2025 Wilson, I., Hamdan, D. D. M., & Grützner, F. (2025). Evolution and expression of Glial Cells Missing (<i>GCM1</i> and <i>GCM2</i>) in monotremes suggests an ancient role in reproduction and placentation.
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2024 Dann, J., Qu, Z., Shearwin-Whyatt, L., van der Ploeg, R., & Grützner, F. (2024). Pseudogenisation of NK3 Homeobox 2 (<i>Nkx3.2</i>) in Monotremes Provides Insight into Unique Gastric Anatomy and Physiology.
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2024 Shearwin-Whyatt, L., Fenelon, J., Yu, H., Major, A., Qu, Z., Zhou, Y., . . . Grützner, F. (2024). AMHY and sex determination in egg-laying mammals.
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2024 Dann, J., & Grützner, F. (2024). Evolution of the Jawed Vertebrate (Gnathostomata) Stomach through Gene Repertoire Loss: Findings from Agastric Species.
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2024 Wilson, I., Perry, T., Eisenhofer, R., Rismiller, P., Shaw, M., & Grutzner, F. (2024). Pouch microbiome changes during lactation in the short-beaked echidna (Tachyglossus aculeatus).
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2023 Perry, T., Lu, A., McKelvey, M., Rismiller, P., & Grützner, F. (2023). Bushfire alters the gut microbiome in endangered Kangaroo Island echidnas (<i>Tachyglossus aculeatus multiaculeatus</i>).
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2023 Lister, N., Milton, A., Patel, H., Waters, S., Hanrahan, B., McIntyre, K., . . . Waters, P. (2023). Incomplete transcriptional dosage compensation of vertebrate sex chromosomes is balanced by post-transcriptional compensation.
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2021 Murat, F., Mbengue, N., Winge, S. B., Trefzer, T., Leushkin, E., Sepp, M., . . . Kaessmann, H. (2021). The molecular evolution of spermatogenesis across mammals.
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2021 Waters, P., Patel, H., Ruiz-Herrera, A., Álvarez-González, L., Lister, N., Simakov, O., . . . Graves, J. M. (2021). Microchromosomes are building blocks of bird, reptile and mammal chromosomes.
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2020 Rhie, A., McCarthy, S., Fedrigo, O., Damas, J., Formenti, G., Koren, S., . . . Jarvis, E. (2020). Towards complete and error-free genome assemblies of all vertebrate species.
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2017 Martin, H., Batty, E., Hussin, J., Westall, P., Daish, T., Kolomyjec, S., . . . Donnelly, P. (2017). Insights into platypus population structure and history from whole-genome sequencing.
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Australian research council, Australian Geographic

Convener, Genetics 3111,3113, Genes Genome and Molecular Evolution

Lecturer: 3111,3113, PPR2, PPR3

Date Role Research Topic Program Degree Type Student Load Student Name
2025 Principal Supervisor Investigating the DMRT gene family in monotremes Doctor of Philosophy Doctorate Full Time Miss Rachel Emily van der Ploeg
2025 Principal Supervisor Investigating the DMRT gene family in monotremes Doctor of Philosophy Doctorate Full Time Miss Rachel Emily van der Ploeg
2022 Co-Supervisor Dietary, genetic, microbiome and environmental factors contributing to oxalate nephrosis prevalence in South Australian koalas Doctor of Philosophy Doctorate Part Time Miss Evie Dunstan
2022 Co-Supervisor The Evolution of L1 and L2 Retrotransposons in Therian Mammals and Monotremes Doctor of Philosophy Doctorate Full Time Mr Alexander James Stuart
2022 Co-Supervisor The Evolution of L1 and L2 Retrotransposons in Therian Mammals and Monotremes Doctor of Philosophy Doctorate Full Time Mr Alexander James Stuart
2022 Co-Supervisor Dietary, genetic, microbiome and environmental factors contributing to oxalate nephrosis prevalence in South Australian koalas Doctor of Philosophy Doctorate Full Time Miss Evie Dunstan
2021 Principal Supervisor Egg-laying mammals can inspire research in reproductive evolution and science education Doctor of Philosophy Doctorate Full Time Ms Isabella Rose Wilson
2021 Principal Supervisor Egg-laying mammals can inspire research in reproductive evolution and science education Doctor of Philosophy Doctorate Full Time Ms Isabella Rose Wilson

Date Role Research Topic Program Degree Type Student Load Student Name
2020 - 2023 Principal Supervisor Investigating the ability of novel GLP-1 variants to clear lipids in HepG2 cells Master of Philosophy Master Full Time Miss Madison Nicole Helms
2018 - 2022 Principal Supervisor Evolution and Organization of Monotreme Sex Chromosomes Doctor of Philosophy Doctorate Full Time Mr Filip Pajpach
2017 - 2021 Principal Supervisor The Role of piRNA Pathway Genes in Ovarian and Prostate Cancer Progression Doctor of Philosophy Doctorate Full Time Miss Eunice Hsiu Yee Lee
2016 - 2017 Principal Supervisor Investigating the Dynamics of Interchromosonal Interactions and CTCF Site Methylation at the IGF2 Locus in Mammalian Evolution and Human Disease Master of Philosophy Master Full Time Nicole Marie Williams
2016 - 2023 Co-Supervisor Investigating the role of RNA 5-methylcytosine on ribosomal and transfer RNAs in Arabidopsis thaliana Doctor of Philosophy Doctorate Full Time Miss Jing Zhao
2016 - 2021 Principal Supervisor Combining Molecular Techniques with Public Outreach to better Understand Wild and Captive Populations of the Short-Beaked Echidna for Applications in their Conservation and Management Doctor of Philosophy Doctorate Full Time Dr Tahlia Jade Perry
2010 - 2015 Principal Supervisor Evolution of Mammalian Sex Chromosomes and Sex Determination Genes: Insights from Monotremes Doctor of Philosophy Doctorate Full Time Ms Deborah Fernanda Toledo-Flores
2010 - 2012 Principal Supervisor A First Look at Monotreme Meiotic Recombination Master of Science Master Full Time Miss Sonia Adeline Horan
2010 - 2015 Principal Supervisor Investigating Function and Evolution of Genes and Proteins Involved in Metabolic Control in Mammals Doctor of Philosophy Doctorate Full Time Ms Chuan He
2009 - 2015 Principal Supervisor Investigating the evolution of replication timing and monoallelic expression in mammals and birds Doctor of Philosophy Doctorate Full Time Miss Megan Wright
2009 - 2012 Principal Supervisor Function and Evolution of the piRNA Pathway in the Amniote Gonad and Human Ovarian Cancer Doctor of Philosophy Doctorate Full Time Miss Shu Ly Lim
2009 - 2015 Principal Supervisor Investigating the Organisation of the Platypus Sex Chromosome Chain During Meiotic Prophase I Doctor of Philosophy Doctorate Full Time Mr Aaron Casey
2008 - 2009 Co-Supervisor Identification and Analysis of the Two Tau Paralogues in Zebrafish Master of Science Master Full Time Miss Mengqi Chen

Date Role Membership Country
2015 - ongoing Member ARC College of Experts Australia

Date Role Editorial Board Name Institution Country
2013 - ongoing Associate Editor BMC Genomics - -

Date Office Name Institution Country
2006 - 2016 ARC research fellow and group leader The University of Adelaide Australia
2006 - 2006 Lecturer in Genetics The University of Adelaide Australia
2003 - 2005 ARC research fellow Australian National University Australia
2001 - 2002 Postdoctoral researcher Australian National University -
2001 - 2001 Postdoctoral researcher Max Planck Insitute of Molecular Genetics Germany

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