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An Exceptional Gene: Evolution of the TSPY Gene Family in Humans and Other Great Apes

The TSPY gene stands out from all other human protein-coding genes because of its high copy number and tandemly-repeated organization. Here, we review its evolutionary history in great apes in order to assess whether these unusual properties are more likely to result from a relaxation of constraint...

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Autores principales: Xue, Yali, Tyler-Smith, Chris
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: MDPI 2011
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3924835/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/24710137
http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/genes2010036