Convergent evolution of Y chromosome gene content in flies.
Nat Commun. 2017 Oct 4;8(1):785. doi: 10.1038/s41467-017-00653-x.
Nat Commun. 2017.
PMID: 28978907
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Thus, male-specific selection appears as a dominant force shaping gene-content evolution of Y-chromosomes across fly species.While X-chromosome gene content tends to be conserved, Y-chromosome evolution is dynamic and difficult to reconstruct. Here, Mahajan and Bachtrog us …
Thus, male-specific selection appears as a dominant force shaping gene-content evolution of Y-chromosomes across fly species.While X-chromos …