Y chromosomal variation tracks the evolution of mating systems in chimpanzee and bonobo.

The male-specific regions of the Y chromosome (MSY) of the human and the chimpanzee (Pan troglodytes) are fully sequenced. The most striking difference is the dramatic rearrangement of large parts of their respective MSYs. These non-recombining regions include ampliconic gene families that are known...

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Main Authors: Felix Schaller, Antonio M Fernandes, Christine Hodler, Claudia Münch, Juan J Pasantes, Wolfram Rietschel, Werner Schempp
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2010-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC2931694?pdf=render