An evolutionary perspective on Y-chromosomal variation and male infertility

International Journal of Andrology

Volumn 31, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 376-382

  Tyler Smith, Chris ^a  

^a WELLCOME TRUST SANGER INSTITUTE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Fertility; Infertility; Single nucleotide polymorphism; Spermatogenic failure structural variation; Y chromosome

Indexed keywords

AZOOSPERMIA; CHIMPANZEE; CHROMOSOME DELETION Y; CHROMOSOME INVERSION; GENE; GENE FREQUENCY; GENE FUNCTION; GENETIC DRIFT; GENETIC SUSCEPTIBILITY; HETEROCHROMATIN; HUMAN; MALE; MALE INFERTILITY; MIGRATION; MOLECULAR EVOLUTION; NONHUMAN; POPULATION GENETICS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; SPECIES DIFFERENCE; TSPY1 GENE; USP9Y GENE; Y CHROMOSOME; GENETICS;

CHROMOSOMES, HUMAN, Y; EVOLUTION, MOLECULAR; HUMANS; INFERTILITY, MALE; MALE;

EID: 49649129159     PISSN: 01056263     EISSN: 13652605     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2605.2008.00889.x     Document Type: Review

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