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Meiotic segregation analysis in cows carrying the t(1;29) Robertsonian translocation.
Cytogenetic and genome research - 1 Jan 2008
Bonnet-Garnier A, Lacaze S, Beckers J F, Berland H M, Pinton A, Yerle M, Ducos A
Abstract excerpt
Heterozygous carriers of Robertsonian translocations generally have a normal phenotype but present reproductive failure. In cattle, the t(1;29) Robertsonian translocation is very common and carriers show a 3-5% decrease in fertility. Some data suggest that female carriers have a higher decrease than male carriers but no direct studies of the chromosome content of oocytes from a t(1;29) carrier cow have been...
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