Human VNTR mutation and sex.

Abstract excerpt

Seven hypervariable VNTR loci have been studied in about 1200 parent/child pairs about equally divided between the sexes. Mutations were observed with all seven probes, the total number being 71. Fourty-four of these involved increased fragment length. Gains in fragment length were on average larger than losses. These findings indicate that mutation might be a basis for evolutionary expansion of VNTR fragment...

Topics

Share this publication in a Topic to start or enrich a Post.

• Share to Sex Characteristics
• Share to Mutation
• Share to Repetitive Sequences, Nucleic Acid