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Meiotic drive of t haplotypes: chromosome segregation in mice with tertiary trisomy
Published online by Cambridge University Press: 14 April 2009
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The properties of the t haplotypes, specific mutant states of the proximal region of chromosomes 17 in the house mouse, are of continuing interest. One such property is increased transmission of the t haplotype by heterozygous t/ + males to offspring. Using the reciprocal translocation T(16; 17)43H we have constructed males with tertiary trisomy of chromosome 17 (+ T43/+ +/Rb7 + ) carrying the Robertsonian translocation Rb(16.17)7Bnr. Only the progeny of these males which had inherited either T43/ + or Rb7 from their male parent were viable. The segregation patterns in the offspring of t-bearing trisomics were analysed on days 16–18 of embryonic development. It was found that, when the t12 haplotype is in the normal acrocentric (♂♂ + + T43/ + t12 + /Rb7 + +), its presence in the gamete + t12 + / + + T43 does not produce meiotic drive. However, when t6 is in Rb7, meiotic drive was observed: 80% of offspring carried the t haplotype. It is concluded that the meiotic drive is probably inhibited by the presence of a normal homologue of chromosome 17 in the same sperm. Possible mechanisms for the t haplotype effect are discussed.
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