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Brown and polar bear Y chromosomes reveal extensive male-biased gene flow within brother lineages.
Molecular biology and evolution - 1 Jun 2014
Bidon Tobias, Janke Axel, Fain Steven R, Eiken Hans Geir, Hagen Snorre B, Saarma Urmas, Hallström Björn M, Lecomte Nicolas, Hailer Frank
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Brown and polar bears have become prominent examples in phylogeography, but previous phylogeographic studies relied largely on maternally inherited mitochondrial DNA (mtDNA) or were geographically restricted. The male-specific Y chromosome, a natural counterpart to mtDNA, has remained underexplored. Although this paternally inherited chromosome is indispensable for comprehensive analyses of phylogeographic...
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