B chromosomes are more frequent in mammals with acrocentric karyotypes: Support for the theory of centromeric drive

Proceedings of the Royal Society B: Biological Sciences

Volumn 271, Issue SUPPL. 3, 2004, Pages

  Palestis, Brian G ^a   Burt, Austin ^b   Jones, R Neil ^c   Trivers, Robert ^d  

^a WAGNER COLLEGE   (United States)

^b IMPERIAL COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^c ABERYSTWYTH UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^d RUTGERS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

B chromosomes; Centromeric drive; Karyotype; Meiotic drive; Selfish DNA

Indexed keywords

DNA;

CHROMOSOME; DNA;

ACROCENTRIC CHROMOSOME; ARTICLE; AUTOSOME; CENTROMERE; CONTROLLED STUDY; EVOLUTION; KARYOTYPE; MAMMAL; MEIOSIS; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SPECIES DIFFERENCE;

MAMMALIA; RODENTIA;

EID: 0442307557     PISSN: 09628452     EISSN: 14712970     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1098/rsbl.2003.0084     Document Type: Article

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