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Evolutionary stasis of the pseudoautosomal boundary in strepsirrhine primates.
eLife - 18 Nov 2020
Shearn Rylan, Wright Alison E, Mousset Sylvain, Régis Corinne, Penel Simon, Lemaitre Jean-François, Douay Guillaume, Crouau-Roy Brigitte, Lecompte Emilie, Marais Gabriel Ab
Abstract excerpt
Sex chromosomes are typically comprised of a non-recombining region and a recombining pseudoautosomal region. Accurately quantifying the relative size of these regions is critical for sex-chromosome biology both from a functional and evolutionary perspective. The evolution of the pseudoautosomal boundary (PAB) is well documented in haplorrhines (apes and monkeys) but not in strepsirrhines (lemurs and lorises)....
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