Selective maintenance of recombination between the sex chromosomes

Journal of Evolutionary Biology

Volumn 27, Issue 7, 2014, Pages 1431-1442

  Otto, S P ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA   (Canada)

Author keywords

Modifier; Recombination; Sex chromosomes; Sex determining region; Sexually antagonistic selection

Indexed keywords

ALLELE; CHROMOSOME; EVOLUTIONARY BIOLOGY; GENOMICS; MUTATION; NATURAL SELECTION; SEXUAL CONFLICT;

ANIMAL; BIOLOGICAL MODEL; FEMALE; GENETIC RECOMBINATION; GENETIC SELECTION; GENETICS; MALE; SEX CHROMOSOME;

ANIMALS; FEMALE; MALE; MODELS, GENETIC; RECOMBINATION, GENETIC; SELECTION, GENETIC; SEX CHROMOSOMES;

EID: 84903442650     PISSN: 1010061X     EISSN: 14209101     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/jeb.12324     Document Type: Article

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