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Parental and meiotic origin of triploidy in the embryonic and fetal periods
1 Sept 2000
Abstract excerpt
Triploidy is a common finding both in early spontaneous abortions and in the fetal period. Previous studies suggested that the majority of triploidy was the result of diandry, specifically dispermy. Molecular determination of parental origin in fetal triploids has shown that digyny accounts for the majority of triploids in the fetal period. The aim of this study was to determine the meiotic level at which the...
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