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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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Formato: | Online Artículo Texto |
Lenguaje: | English |
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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 |