Sex-limited chromosomes and non-reproductive traits
Abstract Sex chromosomes are typically viewed as having originated from a pair of autosomes, and differentiated as the sex-limited chromosome (e.g. Y) has degenerated by losing most genes through cessation of recombination. While often thought that degenerated sex-limited chromosomes primarily affec...
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| Language: | English |
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BMC
2022-07-01
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| Series: | BMC Biology |
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| Online Access: | https://doi.org/10.1186/s12915-022-01357-5 |
