Survival of XO mouse fetuses: effect of parental origin of the X chromosome or uterine environment?

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Using a recombinant product from the structurally abnormal Y chromosome, Y*, female mice with a single X of either maternal or paternal origin were generated. The two types of females were produced on the same genetic background and differ only in the origin of the X chromosome. Hence it has been possible to assess the effect of parental origin of the X on survival of females with a single X chromosome. A highly...

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