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Recent selection on the Y-to-dot translocation in Drosophila pseudoobscura.
Molecular biology and evolution - 1 Apr 2014
Larracuente Amanda M, Clark Andrew G
Abstract excerpt
The Drosophila pseudoobscura dot chromosome acquired genes from the ancestral Drosophila Y chromosome in a Y-to-dot translocation event that occurred between 12.7 and 20.8 Ma. The formerly Y-linked genes mostly retained their testis-specific expression but shrank drastically in size, mostly through intron reduction, since becoming part of the dot chromosome in this species. We investigated the impact of this...
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