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Mapping the human ZFX locus to Xp21.3 by in situ hybridization

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In situ hybridization using a probe specific for the human ZFX and ZFY loci assigns the ZFX gene to Xp21.3 and the ZFY gene to Yp11.32.

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  1. Institut für Humangenetik und Anthropologie der Universität, Albertstrasse 11, D-7800, Freiburg i.Br., Federal Republic of Germany

    Gaby Müller & Werner Schempp

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Müller, G., Schempp, W. Mapping the human ZFX locus to Xp21.3 by in situ hybridization. Hum Genet 82, 82–84 (1989). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00288279

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