Evolution of the chromosomal races of Mus musculus domesticus in the Rhaetian Alps: the roles of whole-arm reciprocal translocation and zonal raciation

C. Hauffe, Heidi; Piálek, Jaroslav

doi:10.1111/j.1095-8312.1997.tb01626.x

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Evolution of the chromosomal races of Mus musculus domesticus in the Rhaetian Alps: the roles of whole-arm reciprocal translocation and zonal raciation

Published in Biological Journal of the Linnean Society • Oct 1, 1997

Authors:

Heidi C. Hauffe

Jaroslav Piálek

Abstract

The evolution of ten Robertsonian (Rb) races of the house mouse (Mus musculus domesticus) in the Rhaetian Alps of northern Italy and southern Switzerland is reconsidered. The mechanisms of centric fusion, zonal raciation and, for the first time, whole-arm reciprocal translocation (WART), are used in...

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Biology

House mouse

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