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Peer reviewedCharlesworth, Brian – Science, 1991
The evolutionary paths by which the characteristic properties of sex chromosomes may have evolved are reviewed. The evolution of the X and Y chromosomes from a cosexual ancestor is discussed. (CW)
Descriptors: DNA, Evolution, Genetics, Heredity
