Plant Y chromosome degeneration is retarded by haploid purifying selection.
Sex chromosomes evolved many times independently in many different organisms [1]. According to the currently accepted model, X and Y chromosomes evolve from a pair of autosomes via a series of inversions leading to stepwise expansion of a nonrecombining region on the Y chromosome (NRY) and the conse...
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| Format: | Journal article |
| Language: | English |
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2011
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