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A sex-linked coat-colour mutation in the mouse non-transmissible through the female

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  14 April 2009

Jean-Louis Guenet
Affiliation:
Unité de Génétique cellulaire du Collège de France et de l'Institut Pasteur, 25 rue du Dr. Roux, 75015 Paris, France

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A sex-linked mutation with a phenotype similar to that of an allele of the Mottled series has been discovered in a mosaic male. This mutation can be normally transmitted through the sperm of the original male but not through the oocytes. Several interpretations of this abnormal transmission are discussed.

Type
Research Article
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Copyright © Cambridge University Press 1979

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