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We have studied the orientation of BrdU-substituted chromatids in satellite associations in cells double-stained to reveal both the Ag/As nucleolar organizer regions and, simultaneously, sister chromatid differentiation. In those satellite associations with all four chromatids joined by Ag stain, and with the axes in a virtually straight line, we have observed an excess of ‘concordant’ configurations. Where an association was considered ‘single’, dark chromatids were involved in significantly more associations than light chromatids. Within this group, the observed excess of concordant associations was not greatly different from the numbers observed in the straight, double-chromatid group of configurations. Whether the increased involvement of dark chromatids in satellite associations provides a complete explanation for the observed excess of concordant associations, or whether certain individuals show a specific tendency to form concordant associations, must await further data.
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Monsalve, M.V., Bobrow, M. Alignment of BrdU-substituted chromatids in satellite association in human metaphase cells. Genetica 70, 203–209 (1986). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00122187
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