Summary
The locus DXS134 (cpX67) has been physically linked to the cluster of polymorphic loci DXS52, DXS15, and DXS33. A comparison of physical and genetic distance indicates a high rate of recombination in this region.
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Bell, M.V., Patterson, M.N., Dorkins, H.R. et al. Physical mapping of DXS134 close to the DXS52 locus. Hum Genet 82, 27–30 (1989). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00288266
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