Recombination is suppressed and variability reduced in a nascent Y chromosome

Journal of Evolutionary Biology

Volumn 20, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 1182-1188

  Berset Brandli L ^a   Jaquiery J ^a   Perrin, N ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LAUSANNE   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

Evolutionary decay; Genetic sex determination; Hyla arborea; Proto Y chromosomes; Recombination

Indexed keywords

CHROMOSOME; FROG; GENETIC VARIATION; MORPHOLOGY; RECOMBINATION;

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; FEMALE; FROGS AND TOADS; GENDER AND SEX; GENE FREQUENCY; GENE LINKAGE DISEQUILIBRIUM; GENETIC MARKER; GENETIC RECOMBINATION; GENETIC VARIABILITY; GENETICS; MALE; Y CHROMOSOME;

ANIMALS; ANURA; FEMALE; GENE FREQUENCY; GENETIC MARKERS; LINKAGE DISEQUILIBRIUM; MALE; RECOMBINATION, GENETIC; SEX DETERMINATION (GENETICS); VARIATION (GENETICS); Y CHROMOSOME;

ANURA; HYLA ARBOREA;

EID: 34247498557     PISSN: 1010061X     EISSN: 14209101     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1420-9101.2006.01278.x     Document Type: Article

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