Sex - Linked Genes in Drosophila
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Coincidence. . . . . . . . . . . . .............................. 54 Non-disjunction . . . . . . . . .............................. 55 Gynandromorphs. . . . . . . ............................... 55 Absence of gynandromorp s hybrids.. .................... 60 Somatic mutations, . . . . . ................................... 61 SUMVARY.. ................................................................... 62 LITERATURE CITED . . . . . . ........................ 62 APPENDIX.-X-chromosome maps of evirilis and funebris ............................... 63 Map of the simularcs X ch . . .............. 49
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تاریخ انتشار 2003