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GENETICS
卷 179, 期 3, 页码 1513-1525出版社
GENETICS SOCIETY AMERICA
DOI: 10.1534/genetics.107.084012
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- NIGMS NIH HHS [R01 GM076007, GM076007] Funding Source: Medline
Y chromosomes originate from ordinary autosomes and degenerate by accumulating deleterious Mutations. This accumulation results From a lack of recombination on the Y and is driven by interference among deleterious mutations (Muller's ratchet and background selection) and the fixation of beneficial alleles (genetic hitchhiking). Here I show that the relative importance of these processes is expected to vary, over the course of V chromosome evolution due to changes in the number of active genes. The dominant mode of degeneration on a newly formed gene-rich Y chromosome is expected to be Muller's ratchet and/or background selection due to the large numbers of deleterious mutations arising in active genes. However, the relative importance of these modes of degeneration declines rapidly as active genes re lost. In contrast, the rate of degeneration due to hitchhiking is predicted to be highest on Y chromosomes containing an intermediate number of active genes. The temporal dynamics of these processes imply that a gradual restriction of recombination, as inferred in mammals, will increase the importance of genetic hitchhiking relative to Muller's ratchet and background selection.
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