Segregation and fertility in Mus musculus domesticus (wild mice) heterozygous for the Rb(4.12) translocation.
Analysis of the progeny of wild mice heterozygous for the Rb(4.12) shows that fertility and segregation are normal. This study, and others with similar results, suggests that our view of the chromosomal evolution of the house mouse should be revised.
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Unité de Biologie Animale, Université Catholique de Louvain, Louvain-la-Neuve, Belgium.
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D000818:Animals; D000835:Animals, Wild / Q000235:genetics*; D005075:Biological Evolution; D003433:Crosses, Genetic; D005260:Female; D005298:Fertility / Q000235:genetics; D005828:Genetics, Population; D006579:Heterozygote; D008297:Male; D051379:Mice / Q000235:genetics*; D014178:Translocation, Genetic