The evolution of chromosomal sex determination

Novartis Foundation Symposium

Volumn 244, Issue , 2002, Pages 207-224

  Charlesworth, Brian ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF EDINBURGH   (United Kingdom)

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Indexed keywords

ANIMAL; DROSOPHILA; EVOLUTION; FEMALE; GENDER AND SEX; GENETIC VARIABILITY; GENETICS; MALE; REVIEW; X CHROMOSOME; Y CHROMOSOME;

ANIMALS; DROSOPHILA; EVOLUTION; FEMALE; MALE; SEX DETERMINATION (GENETICS); VARIATION (GENETICS); X CHROMOSOME; Y CHROMOSOME;

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