Sequencing of rhesus macaque Y chromosome clarifies origins and evolution of the DAZ (Deleted in AZoospermia) genes
Studies of Y chromosome evolution often emphasize gene loss, but this loss has been counterbalanced by addition of new genes. The DAZ genes, which are critical to human spermatogenesis, were acquired by the Y chromosome in the ancestor of Old World monkeys and apes. We and our colleagues recently se...
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John Wiley & Sons, Inc
2014
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| Online Access: | http://hdl.handle.net/1721.1/85095 https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9920-3411 |