
The human y chromosome is here to stay
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The male sex-determining chromosome has lost only one gene in 25 million years. Access through your institution Buy or subscribe This is a preview of subscription content, access via your
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references Authors * Ewen Callaway View author publications You can also search for this author inPubMed Google Scholar RELATED LINKS RELATED LINKS IN NATURE RESEARCH The fickle Y chromosome
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AND PERMISSIONS Reprints and permissions ABOUT THIS ARTICLE CITE THIS ARTICLE Callaway, E. The human Y chromosome is here to stay. _Nature_ (2012). https://doi.org/10.1038/nature.2012.10082
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