Independent stratum formation on the avian sex chromosomes reveals inter-chromosomal gene conversion and predominance of purifying selection on the w chromosome

Evolution

Volumn 68, Issue 11, 2014, Pages 3281-3295

  Wright, Alison E ^a,b   Harrison, Peter W ^b   Montgomery, Stephen H ^b   Pointer, Marie A ^a   Mank, Judith E ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OXFORD   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Chromosome inversion; Female heterogamety; Recombination suppression

Indexed keywords

AVES;

ANIMAL; BIRD; CLASSIFICATION; EVOLUTION; FEMALE; GENE CONVERSION; GENETICS; MALE; SEX CHROMOSOME;

ANIMALS; BIOLOGICAL EVOLUTION; BIRDS; FEMALE; GENE CONVERSION; MALE; SEX CHROMOSOMES;

EID: 84910646016     PISSN: 00143820     EISSN: 15585646     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/evo.12493     Document Type: Article

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