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Characterization of Prdm9 in Equids and Sterility in Mules

Prdm9 (Meisetz) is the first speciation gene discovered in vertebrates conferring reproductive isolation. This locus encodes a meiosis-specific histone H3 methyltransferase that specifies meiotic recombination hotspots during gametogenesis. Allelic differences in Prdm9, characterized for a variable...

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Autores principales: Steiner, Cynthia C., Ryder, Oliver A.
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Public Library of Science 2013
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3632555/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/23613924
http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0061746