Long-range linkage maintained male-specific loci on a young Y chromosome prior to recombination shutdown
May Wang, Mohammadebrahim Akhavizadegan, Jen-Yu Wang, Ching-Ho Chang, Kevin H.-C. Wei
The paper studies a young Y chromosome in Drosophila albomicans that recombines with the X chromosome before recombination shutdown, maintaining long-range linkage without inversions.
bioRxiv · Sep 4, 2026 · PreprintEvolutionary Biology