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- Publisher
- Karger
- Copyright
- © 1975 S. Karger AG, Basel
- ISSN
- 1424-8581
- eISSN
- 1424-859X
- DOI
- 10.1159/000130494
- Publisher site
- See Article on Publisher Site
Abstract
In heterozygous carriers of the mouse reciprocal translocation T(14;15)6Ca, the frequency of nondisjunction involving the minute marker chromosome was 4.4 % in the male and 22.2 % in the female. The fate of gametes with unbalanced genomes derived from normal as well as abnormal meiotic disjunction in T6 heterozygotes was investigated on the basis of chromosome counts at metaphase II and karyotype analyses in early postimplantation embryos produced by backcrossing with chromosomally normal animals. Results obtained indicate that meiotic, gametic, and zygotic selection attributable to specific types of chromosomal imbalances is minimal, if any, by the late blastocyst stage. All zygotes with unbalanced genomes, except those with 20 normal pairs plus the minute marker, however, die off in the latter half of pregnancy. Therefore, the increased incidence of translocation trisomics among progeny of female as compared with male heterozygotes reflects the higher incidence of nondisjunction in primary oocytes than in spermatocytes.
Journal
Cytogenetic and Genome Research – Karger
Published: Jan 1, 1975