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We dedicate this review to Susumu Ohno, whose ideas motivated our interest in this exciting field of research

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Wolf, U., Schempp, W., Scherer, G. (1992). Molecular biology of the human Y chromosome. In: Reviews of Physiology, Biochemistry and Pharmacology, Volume 121. Reviews of Physiology, Biochemistry and Pharmacology, vol 121. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/BFb0033195

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