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Mammalian sex chromosomes: Evolution of organization and function

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Graves, J.A.M., Watson, J.M. Mammalian sex chromosomes: Evolution of organization and function. Chromosoma 101, 63–68 (1991). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00357055

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