Cytological studies of meiotic recombination in human males.
We combined immunostaining and fluorescence in situ hybridization (FISH) methodology to directly examine meiotic exchanges in over 2,000 pachytene stage spermatocytes from 25 individuals. Our results indicate that, on average, there are about 50 exchanges per cell and that, with the exception of the acrocentric chromosomes, all chromosome arms harbor at least one exchange. We also identified significant among-individual variation in the mean number of exchanges, with an approximate 20% difference between individuals with "low" and those with "high" exchange frequencies.
Department of Genetics and The Center for Human Genetics, Case Western Reserve University and University Hospitals of Cleveland, Cleveland VA Medical Center, Cleveland, OH 44106, USA. tjh6@po.cwru.edu
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D048868:Adaptor Proteins, Signal Transducing; D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D000375:Aging / Q000235:genetics; D002352:Carrier Proteins; D002877:Chromosomes, Human / Q000235:genetics / Q000378:metabolism; D003434:Crossing Over, Genetic / Q000235:genetics; D014644:Genetic Variation / Q000235:genetics; D006801:Humans; D017404:In Situ Hybridization, Fluorescence; D008297:Male; D008540:Meiosis / Q000235:genetics*; D008875:Middle Aged; D000070957:MutL Protein Homolog 1; D009363:Neoplasm Proteins / Q000378:metabolism; D009687:Nuclear Proteins; D011995:Recombination, Genetic / Q000235:genetics*; D013573:Synaptonemal Complex / Q000378:metabolism
D048868:Adaptor Proteins, Signal Transducing; D002352:Carrier Proteins; C501486:MLH1 protein, human; D009363:Neoplasm Proteins; D009687:Nuclear Proteins; D000070957:MutL Protein Homolog 1