Novel gene acquisition on carnivore Y chromosomes.

Despite its importance in harboring genes critical for spermatogenesis and male-specific functions, the Y chromosome has been largely excluded as a priority in recent mammalian genome sequencing projects. Only the human and chimpanzee Y chromosomes have been well characterized at the sequence level....

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Main Authors: William J Murphy, A J Pearks Wilkerson, Terje Raudsepp, Richa Agarwala, Alejandro A Schäffer, Roscoe Stanyon, Bhanu P Chowdhary
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2006-03-01
Series:PLoS Genetics
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC1420679?pdf=render