Twenty Years Later: A Comprehensive Review of the X Chromosome Use in Forensic Genetics

The unique structure of the X chromosome shaped by evolution has led to the present gender-specific genetic differences, which are not shared by its counterpart, the Y chromosome, and neither by the autosomes. In males, recombination between the X and Y chromosomes is limited to the pseudoautosomal...

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Main Authors: Iva Gomes, Nádia Pinto, Sofia Antão-Sousa, Verónica Gomes, Leonor Gusmão, António Amorim
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2020-09-01
Series:Frontiers in Genetics
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Online Access:https://www.frontiersin.org/article/10.3389/fgene.2020.00926/full