Sex chromosome-to-autosome transposition events counter Y-chromosome gene loss in mammals
Background: Although the mammalian X and Y chromosomes evolved from a single pair of autosomes, they are highly differentiated: the Y chromosome is dramatically smaller than the X and has lost most of its genes. The surviving genes are a specialized set with extraordinary evolutionary longevity. Mos...
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Biomed Central Ltd
2018
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| Online Access: | http://hdl.handle.net/1721.1/116788 https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9920-3411 |