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[Evolution and mutation of human Y chromosome and their relationship with male infertility].
Zhonghua nan ke xue = National journal of andrology - 1 Apr 2009
Li Zheng, Chen Xiang-Feng, Sha Yan-Wei
Abstract excerpt
The Y chromosome evolves from euchromosome and accumulates a variety of male-specific genes, including SRY and many others that are related with spermatogenesis. The Y chromosome is distinguished from euchromosome by its characteristics of multiple copies of gene, multiple DNA sequences and high polymorphism. A lot of gene rearrangements occur during its evolution due to the specific gene structure in the Y...
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