A gradient of sex linkage in the pseudoautosomal region of the human sex chromosomes.

doi:10.1038/319291a0

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A gradient of sex linkage in the pseudoautosomal region of the human sex chromosomes.

Nature - 1 Jan 2000

Rouyer F, Simmler M C, Johnsson C, Vergnaud G, Cooke H J, Weissenbach J

Abstract excerpt

Three independent pseudoautosomal loci are linked to sex determination at frequencies which define a gradient of linkage. The segregation patterns of these loci indicate that X/Y recombination results from a single obligatory meiotic crossing-over in the pseudoautosomal region. Recombination in m...

Topics

Animals
Crossing Over, Genetic
DNA
Female
Genetic Linkage
Humans
Male
Meiosis
Mice
Phenotype
Recombination, Genetic
X Chromosome
Y Chromosome

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