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Accelerated Adaptive Evolution on a Newly Formed X Chromosome
Sex chromosomes originated from ordinary autosomes, and their evolution is characterized by continuous gene loss from the ancestral Y chromosome. Here, we document a new feature of sex chromosome evolution: bursts of adaptive fixations on a newly formed X chromosome. Taking advantage of the recently...
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| Formato: | Texto |
| Lenguaje: | English |
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Public Library of Science
2009
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| Acceso en línea: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2672600/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/19402745 http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pbio.1000082 |