... might influence the clustering of dosagecompensation in the MHM valley is the evolutionary history of this segment. The sex chromosomes of birds andmonotremes may have common origins, since the ... complete X-inactivation and contains SOX3, the nearest X homologue of the Y- linked testis-determining gene SRY [1,30-37]. If the MHM valley represents the oldest part of the Z chromosome,then it ... chromo-some of the platypus contains genes in common with the Zchromosome of birds [28,29]. Indeed, homologues of 65% of MHM valley genes and 27% of peak genes are found on the platypus sex chromosome...