Substitution rates in the X- and Y-linked genes of the plants, Silene latifolia and S. dioica.
Theory predicts that selection should be less effective in the nonrecombining genes of Y-chromosomes, relative to the situation for genes on the other chromosomes, and this should lead to the accumulation of deleterious nonsynonymous substitutions. In addition, synonymous substitution rates may diff...
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| Format: | Journal article |
| Sprog: | English |
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2002
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