Dynamic evolution of great ape Y chromosomes
M. Cechova, R. Vegesna, M. Tomaszkiewicz, R. S. Harris, D. Chen, S. Rangavittal, P. Medvedev, K. Makova
This study analyzes Y chromosome evolution in great apes, finding accelerated substitution and gene death rates in Pan, and reveals roles for palindromes in gene conversion and regulatory site preservation.
bioRxiv · Jan 21, 2020Evolutionary Biology