The human Y chromosome derives largely from a single autosomal region added to the sex chromosomes 80-130 million years ago

Cytogenetics and Cell Genetics

Volumn 92, Issue 1-2, 2001, Pages 74-79

  Waters, Paul D ^a   Duffy, B ^a   Frost, C J ^a   Delbridge, M L ^a   Graves, J A M ^a  

^a LA TROBE UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; AUTOSOME; CHROMOSOME MAP; FEMALE; MALE; MAMMAL; MARSUPIAL; MONOTREMATE; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEX CHROMOSOME; Y CHROMOSOME;

EUTHERIA; MAMMALIA; METATHERIA; MONOTREMATA;

EID: 0035051714     PISSN: 03010171     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1159/000056872     Document Type: Article

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