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The sequences of the human sex chromosomes.
Current opinion in genetics & development - 1 Jun 2006
Ross Mark T, Bentley David R, Tyler-Smith Chris
Abstract excerpt
The sequences of both of the human sex chromosomes and of a substantial part of the chimpanzee Y chromosome have now been determined, and most of the protein-coding genes have been identified. The X chromosome codes for more than 800 proteins but the Y chromosome for only approximately 60, illustrating their very different evolutionary histories since their origin from an autosomal pair approximately 300 million...
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