Sex chromosome-to-autosome transposition events counter Y-chromosome gene loss in mammals

BACKGROUND: Although the mammalian X and Y chromosomes evolved from a single pair of autosomes, they are highly differentiated: the Y chromosome is dramatically smaller than the X and has lost most of its genes. The surviving genes are a specialized set with extraordinary evolutionary longevity. Mos...

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Autores principales: Hughes, Jennifer F, Skaletsky, Helen, Koutseva, Natalia, Pyntikova, Tatyana, Page, David C
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: BioMed Central 2015
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Research
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4446799/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/26017895
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s13059-015-0667-4

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https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4446799/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/26017895
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s13059-015-0667-4

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