Article
Y chromosomal variation tracks the evolution of mating systems in chimpanzee and bonobo.
PloS one - 1 Sept 2010
Schaller Felix, Fernandes Antonio M, Hodler Christine, Münch Claudia, Pasantes Juan J, Rietschel Wolfram, Schempp Werner
Abstract excerpt
The male-specific regions of the Y chromosome (MSY) of the human and the chimpanzee (Pan troglodytes) are fully sequenced. The most striking difference is the dramatic rearrangement of large parts of their respective MSYs. These non-recombining regions include ampliconic gene families that are known to be important for male reproduction,and are consequently under significant selective pressure. However, whether...
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