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Rodent Y chromosome TSPY gene is functional in rat and non-functional in mouse.
Human molecular genetics - 1 Mar 1998
Mazeyrat S, Mitchell M J
Abstract excerpt
Recombination is believed to prevent genetic deterioration in sexual populations because it allows conservation of functional genotypes by removing deleterious mutations. Moreover, evidence that non-recombining segments of a genome deteriorate is provided by genetic experiments in Drosophila and yeast. Y chromosomes generally do not recombine along most of their length, and thus Y chromosome genes, despite having...
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