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Is Inactivation of the X Chromosome in the Female Mule Non-random?

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HAMERTON et al.1 have presented evidence which they interpret as a demonstration of preferential late replication of the donkey X chromosome (paternal X) in the female mule complement. This is in disagreement with cytological evidence2 for random X-inactivation3 in the female mule complement. This apparent contradiction prompted us to repeat the latter study and we report here our observations.

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  1. Human Genetics Sector, Department of Genetics, McGill University, Montreal

    BARID B. MUKHERJEE

  2. Division of Human Genetics, Department of Pediatrics, State University of New York at Buffalo,

    ANIL B. MUKHERJEE

  3. Department of Human Genetics and Development, College of Physicians and Surgeons, Columbia University, New York

    ASIT B. MUKHERJEE

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MUKHERJEE, B., MUKHERJEE, A. & MUKHERJEE, A. Is Inactivation of the X Chromosome in the Female Mule Non-random?. Nature 228, 1321–1322 (1970). https://doi.org/10.1038/2281321a0

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