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Detecting past male-mediated expansions using the Y chromosome.
Human genetics - 1 May 2017
Batini Chiara, Jobling Mark A
Abstract excerpt
Males and females display biological differences that lead to a higher variance of offspring number in males, and this is frequently exacerbated in human societies by mating practices, and possibly by past socio-cultural circumstances. This implies that the genetic record might contain the imprint of past male-mediated expansions, which can be investigated by analysing the male-specific region of the Y chromosome...
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