Article
Paternal chromosome incorporation into the zygote nucleus is controlled by maternal haploid in Drosophila.
Developmental biology - 15 Mar 2001
Loppin B, Berger F, Couble P
Abstract excerpt
maternal haploid (mh) is a strict maternal effect mutation that causes the production of haploid gynogenetic embryos (eggs are fertilized but only maternal chromosomes participate in development). We conducted a cytological analysis of fertilization and early development in mh eggs to elucidate the mechanism of paternal chromosome elimination. In mh eggs, as in wild-type eggs, male and female pronuclei migrate...
Topics
- Aneuploidy
- Animals
- Cell Movement
- Cell Nucleus
- Chromosomes
- Drosophila
- Female
- Fertilization
- Haploidy
- Heterochromatin
- Male
- Microscopy, Confocal
