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This study was made to establish a stable quantitative characteristic of C segments on chromosomes 1, 9, 16, and Y in an individual karyotype that was reproducible in successive experiments. The C segments of these chromosomes were measured in successive cultures of cells from three males and the C segments of chromosomes 1, 9, and 16 in cells from three pairs of female monozygotic twins were measured. The results show that the absolute lengths of C segments tend to vary considerably with the cell samples analyzed, while the relative length, i.e., the length of a single C segment as a percentage of the total length of all C segments of the chromosomes being studies, is more stable and can be used for individual characteristics.
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Podugolnikova, O.A., Parfenova, I.V., Sushanlo, H.M. et al. The quantitative analysis of polymorphism on human chromosomes 1, 9, 16, and Y. Hum Genet 49, 243–250 (1979). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00569343
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DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00569343