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Analysis of mutation rates in the SMCY/SMCX genes shows that mammalian evolution is male driven.
Mammalian genome : official journal of the International Mammalian Genome Society - 1 Feb 1997
Agulnik A I, Bishop C E, Lerner J L, Agulnik S I, Solovyev V V
Abstract excerpt
Mammalian evolution is believed to be male driven because the greater number of germ cell divisions per generation in males increases the opportunity for errors in DNA replication. Since the Y Chromosome (Chr) replicates exclusively in males, its genes should also evolve faster than X or autosomal genes. In addition, estimating the overall male-to-female mutation ratio (alpha m) is of great importance as a large...
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