Why Do Some Sex Chromosomes Degenerate More Slowly Than Others? The Odd Case of Ratite Sex Chromosomes

The hallmark of sex chromosome evolution is the progressive suppression of recombination which leads to subsequent degeneration of the non-recombining chromosome. In birds, species belonging to the two major clades, Palaeognathae (including tinamous and flightless ratites) and Neognathae (all remain...

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Main Authors: Homa Papoli Yazdi, Willian T. A. F. Silva, Alexander Suh
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2020-09-01
Series:Genes
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Online Access:https://www.mdpi.com/2073-4425/11/10/1153