Heterochiasmy and Sexual Dimorphism: The Case of the Barn Swallow (<i>Hirundo rustica</i>, Hirundinidae, Aves)

Heterochiasmy, a sex-based difference in recombination rate, has been detected in many species of animals and plants. Several hypotheses about evolutionary causes of heterochiasmy were proposed. However, there is a shortage of empirical data. In this paper, we compared recombination related traits i...

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Main Authors: Lyubov P. Malinovskaya, Katerina Tishakova, Elena P. Shnaider, Pavel M. Borodin, Anna A. Torgasheva
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2020-09-01
Series:Genes
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Online Access:https://www.mdpi.com/2073-4425/11/10/1119