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Extinction of chromosomes due to specialization is a universal occurrence

The human X and Y chromosomes evolved from a pair of autosomes approximately 180 million years ago. Despite their shared evolutionary origin, extensive genetic decay has resulted in the human Y chromosome losing 97% of its ancestral genes while gene content and order remain highly conserved on the X...

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Autores principales: Wilson, Jason, Staley, Joshua M., Wyckoff, Gerald J.
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Nature Publishing Group UK 2020
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7005762/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/32034231
http://dx.doi.org/10.1038/s41598-020-58997-2