[CITATION][C] Explaining species size ratios in nature
MD Pagel, JA Greenough - 1987 - Elsevier Current Trends
NATURE REVIEWS| GENETICS VOLUME 7| MONTH 2006|
M Pagel, C Venditti, A Meade - 2006 - nature.com
The evolutionary mechanism that drives the loss of gene expression on degenerating Y
chromosomes is unclear. By examining the expression levels of 58 genes on the newly
formed but degenerating Y chromosome of Drosophila miranda, Doris Bachtrog shows that
most of these genes (80%) are expressed at lower levels than genes on the X chromosome.
This decreased expression occurs randomly, indicating that it is caused by the
indiscriminate (non-selective) accumulation of mutations on this non-recombining …
chromosomes is unclear. By examining the expression levels of 58 genes on the newly
formed but degenerating Y chromosome of Drosophila miranda, Doris Bachtrog shows that
most of these genes (80%) are expressed at lower levels than genes on the X chromosome.
This decreased expression occurs randomly, indicating that it is caused by the
indiscriminate (non-selective) accumulation of mutations on this non-recombining …