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Oxford University Press, Genetics, 3(189), p. 1117-1120, 2011

DOI: 10.1534/genetics.111.133157

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Role of Testis-Specific Gene Expression in Sex-Chromosome Evolution of Anopheles gambiae

Journal article published in 2011 by Dean A. Baker, Steven Russell
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Abstract

Abstract Gene expression in Anopheles gambiae shows a deficiency of testis-expressed genes on the X chromosome associated with an excessive movement of retrogene duplication. We suggest that the degeneration of sex chromosomes in this monandrous species is likely the result of pressures from X inactivation, dosage compensation, and sexual antagonism.