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Regarding the evolution of sex chromosomes, the process of sex chromosome differentiation may be described as a process starting from originally homomorphic and proceeding to highly differentiated heteromorphic sex chromosomes.
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Schempp, W., Weber, B. (1987). An evolutionarily conserved early replicating segment on the sex chromosomes of man and the great apes. In: Stahl, A., Luciani, J.M., Vagner-Capodano, A.M. (eds) Chromosomes Today. Springer, Dordrecht. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-010-9166-4_17
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