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Abstract
The neo-sex chromosomes of Drosophila americana americana were formed by a centric fusion between the autosomal element B and the X chromosome. Previous work has shown that the neo-Y chromosome is not degenerated genetically and that there is no evidence for genetic differentiation between neo-X and neo-Y chromosomes at the sequence level. To further address the genetic differentiation between the neo-sex chromosomes, microsatellites mapping to the neo-sex chromosome of D. a. americana were isolated. Microsatellite analysis indicated a highly significant differentiation between D. a. americana and D. a. texana as well as between the neo-X and neo-Y chromosomes in D. a. americana. Nevertheless, levels of variability were similar among the neo-sex chromosomes, indicating a very recent origin.Entities:
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Year: 2000 PMID: 11240628 DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-2540.2000.00797.x
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Heredity (Edinb) ISSN: 0018-067X Impact factor: 3.821