Curr Biol. 2011 Sep 27;21(18):R685-8. doi: 10.1016/j.cub.2011.08.027.
Current biology : CB
Doris Bachtrog
PMID: 21959153 DOI: 10.1016/j.cub.2011.08.027
Animal Y chromosomes have undergone chromosome-wide degeneration in response to a lack of recombination, and ancient Ys contain few functional genes. Recent research suggests that plant Y chromosomes may evolve differently and retain most of their ancestral genes.
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