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Sex, rebellion and decadence: the scandalous evolutionary history of the human Y chromosome.

Biochimica et biophysica acta - 1 Dec 2012

Navarro-Costa Paulo

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It can be argued that the Y chromosome brings some of the spirit of rock&roll to our genome. Equal parts degenerate and sex-driven, the Y has boldly rebelled against sexual recombination, one of the sacred pillars of evolution. In evolutionary terms this chromosome also seems to have adopted another of rock&roll's mottos: living fast. Yet, it appears to have refused to die young. In this manuscript the Y...

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PMID: 22542510
DOI: 10.1016/j.bbadis.2012.04.010

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