The effect of Y-chromosome alpha-satellite array length on the rate of sex chromosome disomy in human sperm

Human Genetics

Volumn 97, Issue 6, 1996, Pages 819-823

  Abruzzo, Michael A ^a,b   Griffin, Darren K ^a   Millie, Elise A ^a   Sheean, Leon A ^a   Hassold, Terry J ^a  

^a CASE WESTERN RESERVE UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b CALIFORNIA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

SATELLITE DNA;

ARTICLE; CENTROMERE; DISOMY; FLUORESCENCE IN SITU HYBRIDIZATION; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; KARYOTYPE 47,XYY; MALE; NONDISJUNCTION; NORMAL HUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PULSED FIELD GEL ELECTROPHORESIS; SPERM; Y CHROMOSOME;

EID: 0029877887     PISSN: 03406717     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/BF02346196     Document Type: Article

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