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Chiasma frequency in spermatocytes was found to show extensive variation between individual males from a natural population of the marsupial Trichosurus vulpecula. Two factors which might contribute to the observed variation were investigated; season and age. However, neither of these had any significant effect on chiasma frequency or chiasma frequency variation.
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Sharp, P.J., Hayman, D.L. Variation in chiasma frequency in male Trichosurus vulpecula (Marsupialia: Mammalia). Genetica 66, 145–150 (1985). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00139719
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