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A semilethal t-haplotype in the Orkney Islands

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  14 April 2009

G. B. Dooher ,
R. J. Berry ,
K. Artzt  and
D. Bennett
G. B. Dooher
Affiliation:
Sloan-Kettering Institute, New York, N.Y., U.S.A.
R. J. Berry
Affiliation:
University College London, London WC1, U.K.
K. Artzt
Affiliation:
Sloan-Kettering Institute, New York, N.Y., U.S.A.
D. Bennett
Affiliation:
Sloan-Kettering Institute, New York, N.Y., U.S.A.
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Breeding tests of wild house mice, trapped from an isolated population from Sanday in the Orkney Islands, have demonstrated the presence of a semilethal t-haplotype designated tw106. Microscopic examination of sperm and testes from a sterile male obtained from this population revealed the histological characteristics typical for homozygotes for semilethal t-haplotypes. This report is the first description of the recovery of a t-haplotype from an island population of wild mice.

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Research Article
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Genetics Research , Volume 37 , Issue 3 , June 1981 , pp. 221 - 226
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Copyright © Cambridge University Press 1981

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