The Prezygotic Origin of Structural Mosaicisms

Overview

Journal Ann Genet

Publisher Elsevier

Specialty Genetics

Date 1985 Jan 1

PMID 3876065

Citations 2

Authors

J M Cantu

F Rivas

H Rivera

C Ruiz

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Abstract

A theoretical model to explain the occurrence of some structural mosaicisms is proposed. It is based on a prezygotic (meiotic) half chromatid mutation leading, after the first post-zygotic DNA replication, to a structural mosaic.

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