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Differential effects of the KitW mutation with other Kit allelic combinations on male sterility among inter- or intrasubspecific hybrids in mice.
Biochemical genetics - 1 Feb 2002
El-Nahas Abeer, El-Shazly Samir, El-Fiky Said, Watanab Tomomasa
Abstract excerpt
The combination of the KitW mutation and KitS allele from Mus spretus leads to male hybrid sterility. The effects of other combinations between KitW and KitM from Mus m. molossinus or KitN from Mus m. musculus on male reproductive ability were examined in this study. The KitW/KitM and KitW/KitN males were fertile and showed the normal pattern of spermatogenesis in most seminiferous tubules. There were two amino...
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