Toxic Y chromosome: Increased repeat expression and age-associated heterochromatin loss in male Drosophila with a young Y chromosome

Sex-specific differences in lifespan are prevalent across the tree of life and influenced by heteromorphic sex chromosomes. In species with XY sex chromosomes, females often outlive males. Males and females can differ in their overall repeat content due to the repetitive Y chromosome, and repeats on...

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Autores principales: Nguyen, Alison H., Bachtrog, Doris
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Public Library of Science 2021
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Research Article
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8061872/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/33886541
http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pgen.1009438

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https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8061872/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/33886541
http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pgen.1009438

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