How did the guppy Y chromosome evolve?

The sex chromosome pairs of many species do not undergo genetic recombination, unlike the autosomes. It has been proposed that the suppressed recombination results from natural selection favouring close linkage between sex-determining genes and mutations on this chromosome with advantages in one sex...

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Main Authors: Deborah Charlesworth, Roberta Bergero, Chay Graham, Jim Gardner, Karen Keegan
Format: article
Language:EN
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2021
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Online Access:https://doaj.org/article/a74fb9b179da4bfcab739dafbc4ced14
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