Structural differences between XX and ZW sex lampbrush chromosomes in Rana rugosa females (Anura: Ranidae).

doi:10.1007/BF02528772

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Structural differences between XX and ZW sex lampbrush chromosomes in Rana rugosa females (Anura: Ranidae).

Chromosoma - 1 Oct 1996

Miura I, Ohtani H, Kashiwagi A, Hanada H, Nakamura M

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In this study we investigated the morphology and pairing behavior of sex lampbrush chromosomes of XX and ZW females of Rana rugosa from five localities in Japan. Whereas lampbrush chromosomes of XX females from Hiroshima and Isehara had subterminally located centromeres and showed remarkable simi...

Topics

Animals
Centromere
Female
Genetic Variation
Genetics, Population
Japan
Ranidae
Sex Chromosomes
X Chromosome

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