How the gene content of human sex chromosomes evolved

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作者
Graves, Jennifer A. Marshall [1 ]
Koina, Edda
SankoviC, Natasha
机构
[1] Australian Natl Univ, Res Sch Biol Sci, Canberra, ACT, Australia
[2] Univ Melbourne, Dept Zool, Melbourne, Vic, Australia
基金
澳大利亚研究理事会;
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10.1016/j.gde.2006.04.007
中图分类号
Q2 [细胞生物学];
学科分类号
071009 ; 090102 ;
摘要
The X and Y chromosomes of humans and other mammals both have very atypical gene contents. The degenerate Y bears only a handful of genes that are specialized for male sex and reproduction. Now it seems that the X over-represents genes controlling reproductive traits and intelligence. This is hard to explain in terms of function but makes excellent sense in terms of evolution. Comparisons between the gene content of the X and Y in humans, distantly related mammals, and other vertebrates, define the evolutionary past of our sex chromosomes and suggest how special selective forces act on the X and Y.
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