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Y chromosome degeneration: a standalone construct

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Y chromosomedegeneration1 CONSTRUCTY chromosomeCHARLESWORTH · EVOLUTIONARY

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Evolutionary genetics

the loss of genes and function on a non-recombining Y chromosome, explained by processes such as Muller's ratchet and hitchhiking.

In evolutionary genetics, Y chromosome degeneration refers to the loss of genes and function on a non-recombining Y chromosome, explained by processes such as Muller's ratchet and hitchhiking. This meaning comes from Charlesworth (2000) in Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society of London. Series B: Biological Sciences.[1]

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References

  1. Charlesworth, B., & Charlesworth, D. (2000). The degeneration of Y chromosomes. Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society of London. Series B: Biological Sciences, 355(1403), 1563-1572. https://doi.org/10.1098/rstb.2000.0717

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