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Genomics of sex chromosomes.
Current opinion in plant biology - 1 Apr 2007
Ming Ray, Moore Paul H
Abstract excerpt
Sex chromosomes in plants and animals are distinctive, not only because of their gender-determining role but also for genomic features that reflect their evolutionary history. The genomic sequences in the ancient sex chromosomes of humans and in the incipient sex chromosomes of medaka, stickleback, papaya, and poplar exhibit unusual features as consequences of their evolution. These include the enormous...
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