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RESEARCH ARTICLE

Sex-chromosome Mosaicism in the Lemur-like Possum Hemibelideus lemuroides (Marsupialia: Petauridae)

GM McKay, LR McQuade, JD Murray and SR von Sturmer

Australian Journal of Biological Sciences 37(3) 131 - 136
Published: 1984

Abstract

A regular system of sex chromosome mosaicism in a somatic tissue is reported in H. lemuroides. Spermatogonial mitosis and cultured fibroblast cells are 2n = 20, while most bone marrow cells from both males and females are 2n = 19. In males the Y chromosome is lost and in females one of the X chromosomes.

https://doi.org/10.1071/BI9840131

© CSIRO 1984

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