Meiosis and the evolution of sex chromosomes
The XY sex-determination system of therian mammals has persisted for over 160 million years: but why? In this episode Aurora Ruiz-Herrera (Autonomous University of Barcelona) and Paul Waters (University of New South Wales) discuss the evolution of sex chromosomes and role of meiosis.
This episode explores the recent Heredity paper: \u201cFragile, unfaithful and persistent Ys\u2014on how meiosis can shape sex chromosome evolution\u201d
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