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. 2014 Sep 23;15(9):459. doi: 10.1186/s13059-014-0459-2

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Chromosome evolution in Anopheles and Drosophila . (A) Higher rates of rearrangement on the X chromosome compared to autosomes between An. stephensi and An. gambiae. Arm designations for the figure are according to An. stephensi. (B) The ratio of the X chromosome evolution rate to the total rate of rearrangement is higher in Anopheles than in Drosophila.