Reduced rDNA copy number does not Affect "competitive" chromosome pairing in XYY males of Drosophila melanogaster

G3: Genes, Genomes, Genetics

Volumn 4, Issue 3, 2014, Pages 497-507

  Maggert, Keith A ^a  

^a TEXAS A AND M UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Aneuploidy; Drosophila; male meiotic meiosis pairing; Ribosomal DNA; Y chromosome

Indexed keywords

RIBOSOME DNA;

ARTICLE; CHROMOSOME LOSS; CHROMOSOME PAIRING; CHROMOSOME SEGREGATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; COPY NUMBER VARIATION; DNA EXTRACTION; DROSOPHILA MELANOGASTER; FEMALE; KARYOTYPE 47,XYY; MALE; NONDISJUNCTION; NONHUMAN; PROGENY; REAL TIME POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; WILD TYPE; X CHROMOSOME; Y CHROMOSOME;

ANEUPLOIDY; DROSOPHILA; MALE MEIOTIC/MEIOSIS PAIRING; RIBOSOMAL DNA; Y CHROMOSOME;

ANIMALS; CHROMOSOME PAIRING; CHROMOSOME SEGREGATION; DNA COPY NUMBER VARIATIONS; DNA, RIBOSOMAL; DROSOPHILA MELANOGASTER; MALE; MEIOSIS; PHENOTYPE; POLYMORPHISM, GENETIC; RETROELEMENTS; X CHROMOSOME; Y CHROMOSOME;

EID: 84896930615     PISSN: None     EISSN: 21601836     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1534/g3.113.008730     Document Type: Article

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