GENE EROSION. “The permanent heterozygosity of evolving Y or W chromosomes clearly favours the erosion of genes on these chromosomes, since the active counterparts on the X or Z chromosomes can maintain their functions, especially if dosage compensation evolves.”
http://www.nature.com/hdy/journal/v95/n2/full/6800697a.html
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Nigel Fleming
September 21, 2022