Interspecific movement of the paternal sex ratio chromosome.

doi:10.1046/j.1365-2540.1998.00372.x

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Interspecific movement of the paternal sex ratio chromosome.

Heredity - 1 Sept 1998

Dobson S L, Tanouye M A

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Here we examine the potential for interspecific movement of a supernumerary or B chromosome and its subsequent stability. B chromosomes differ from autosomes in that they are nonvital, nonpairing chromosomes which vary in number between conspecific individuals. According to one generally accepted...

Topics

Animals
Female
Hybridization, Genetic
Male
Models, Genetic
Phenotype
Polymerase Chain Reaction
Sex Chromosomes
Sex Ratio
Species Specificity
Wasps

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