The peculiar journey of a selfish chromosome: mouse t haplotypes and meiotic drive.

doi:10.1016/0168-9525(93)90090-5

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The peculiar journey of a selfish chromosome: mouse t haplotypes and meiotic drive.

Trends in genetics : TIG - 1 Jul 1993

Silver L M

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Mouse t haplotypes are descendents of a variant form of chromosome 17 that evolved the ability to propagate itself at the expense of the wild-type homolog from heterozygous +/t males. Although once enigmatic, these widespread selfish chromosomes have revealed many of their secrets in response to...

Topics

Animals
Chromosome Mapping
Genes, Lethal
Haplotypes
Infertility, Male
Male
Meiosis
Mice
Mutation
Phylogeny

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