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Further Reading
Bergero R, Gardner J and Charlesworth D (2019) Evolution of a Y Chromosome from an X Chromosome. Current Biology‐D‐19‐01074. Available at SSRN: https://ssrn.com/abstract=3417937 or http://dx.doi.org/10.2139/ssrn.3417937
Strachan T and Read AP (2018) Human Molecular Genetics, 5th edn. John Wiley: New York, NY.