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Inactivation of whole chromosomes in mammals and coccids: some comparisons*

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  14 April 2009

H. Sharat Chandra
H. Sharat Chandra
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Institute for Genetic Studies, Bangalore 27, India
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Genetic systems involving developmental inactivation of entire chromosomes occur in two widely different groups of organisms: mammals and coccids (Homoptera: Insecta). The two groups show several similarities and some interesting contrasts with respect to this unusual cytogenetic phenomenon. Although mammalian X chromosomes and coccid paternal sets are components of different genetic systems, comparisons between them nevertheless suggest approaches that might prove to be of value. Further, the occurrence of facultative heterochromatization in these two wholly unrelated taxa must mean that this type of heterochromatization represents a fundamental capacity of chromosomes.

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Genetics Research , Volume 18 , Issue 3 , December 1971 , pp. 265 - 276
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Copyright © Cambridge University Press 1971

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