Evidence for Degeneration of the Y Chromosome in the Dioecious Plant Silene latifolia

The human Y—probably because of its nonrecombining nature—has lost 97% of its genes since X and Y chromosomes started to diverge [1, 2]. There are clear signs of degeneration in the Drosophila miranda neoY chromosome (an autosome fused to the Y chromosome), with neoY genes showing faster protein evo...

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Veröffentlicht in:	Current biology 2008-04, Vol.18 (7), p.545-549
Hauptverfasser:	Marais, Gabriel A.B., Nicolas, Michael, Bergero, Roberta, Chambrier, Pierre, Kejnovsky, Eduard, Monéger, Françoise, Hobza, Roman, Widmer, Alex, Charlesworth, Deborah
Format:	Artikel
Sprache:	eng
Schlagworte:	Animals Chromosomes, Plant DNA Transposable Elements Drosophila miranda EVO_ECOL Evolution, Molecular Gene Expression Genes, Plant Introns Life Sciences Silene - genetics Silene latifolia Vegetal Biology Y Chromosome
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