A selective sweep in or near the Silene latifolia X-linked gene SlssX.
The most prominent feature of Y chromosomes is that they do not recombine and are usually genetically degenerate, containing only a few genes. White campion Silene latifolia has evolved sex chromosomes relatively recently, probably within the last 10-15 million years. Perhaps due to its recent origi...
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| Language: | English |
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2008
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