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Sex-specific recombination rates in Parus major and P. caeruleus, an exception to Huxley's rule.
Hereditas - 1 Jan 2003
Stauss Michael, Tomiuk Jürgen, Segelbacher Gernot, Driesel Simon, Fietz Joanna, Bachmann Lutz, Kömpf Jost
Abstract excerpt
Huxley's rule predicts lower recombination rates in the heterogametic sex than in the homogametic one. The genotyping of Parus major and P. caeruleus families at 8 microsatellite and 4 enzyme loci yielded contradicting data. Significant genotypic disequilibrium was observed between esterase-1, es...
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