The comings and goings of a Y polymorphism

被引：9

作者：

Tyler-Smith, C

McVean, G

机构：

[1] Wellcome Trust Sanger Inst, Hinxton CB10 1SA, Cambs, England

[2] Univ Oxford, Dept Stat, Oxford OX1 3TG, England

来源：

NATURE GENETICS | 2003年 / 35卷 / 03期

关键词：

CHROMOSOME;

D O I：

10.1038/ng1103-201

中图分类号：

Q3 [遗传学];

学科分类号：

071007 ; 090102 ;

摘要：

A deletion that removes 1.6 Mb of DNA and several genes from the Y chromosome increases its carriers' chance of infertility, yet is present in similar to2% of men. The Y chromosome can no longer be regarded as a neutral locus in evolutionary studies.

引用

页码：201 / 202

页数：2

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