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Four cloned unique sequences from the human Y chromosome, two of which are found only on the Y chromosome and two of which are on both the X and Y chromosomes, were hybridized to restriction enzyme-treated DNA samples of a male and a female chimpanzee (Pan troglodytes), gorilla (Gorilla gorilla), and pig-tailed macaque (Macaca nemestrina); and a male orangutan (Pongo pygmaeus) and gibbon (Hylobates lar). One of the human Y-specific probes hybridized only to male DNA among the humans and great apes, and thus its Y linkage and sequence similarities are conserved. The other human Y-specific clone hybridized to male and female DNA from the humans, great apes, and gibbon indicating its presence on the X chromosome or autosomes. Two human sequences present on both the X and Y chromosomes also demonstrated conservation as indicated by hybridization to genomic DNAs of distantly related species and by partial conservation of restriction enzyme sites. Although conservation of Y linkage can only be demonstrated for one of these four sequences, these results suggest that Y-chromosomal unique sequence genes do not diverge markedly more rapidly than unique sequences located on other chromosomes. However, this sequence conservation may in part be due to evolution while part of other chromosomes.
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Erickson, R.P. Evolution of four human Y chromosomal unique sequences. J Mol Evol 25, 300–307 (1987). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02603114
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