Can intra-Y gene conversion oppose the degeneration of the human Y chromosome? A simulation study

Genome Biology and Evolution

Volumn 2, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 347-357

  Marais, Gabriel A B ^a   Campos, Paulo R A ^b   Gordo, Isabel ^c  

^a UNIVERSITÉ DE LYON   (France)

^b UNIVERSIDADE FEDERAL RURAL DE PERNAMBUCO   (Brazil)

^c INSTITUTO GULBENKIAN DE CIÊNCIA   (Portugal)

Author keywords

Ampliconic genes; Gene conversion; Muller's ratchet; Recombination modifier; Sex chromosomes

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BIOLOGICAL MODEL; COMPUTER SIMULATION; GENE CONVERSION; GENE DUPLICATION; GENETIC VARIABILITY; GENETICS; HUMAN; MALE; MOLECULAR EVOLUTION; SINGLE NUCLEOTIDE POLYMORPHISM; Y CHROMOSOME;

CHROMOSOMES, HUMAN, Y; COMPUTER SIMULATION; EVOLUTION, MOLECULAR; GENE CONVERSION; GENE DUPLICATION; GENETIC VARIATION; HUMANS; MALE; MODELS, GENETIC; POLYMORPHISM, SINGLE NUCLEOTIDE;

MAMMALIA; MUS; PAN;

EID: 77958479780     PISSN: None     EISSN: 17596653     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/gbe/evq026     Document Type: Article

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