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Human chromosomology: Random association of acrocentrics

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Lymphocytes from one normal male and one normal female were labeled with tritiated thymidine to study the autoradiographic patterns of association of acrocentrics, i.e., D and G groups. Association into groups of two and three acrocentrics was found to be random. These results are supported by a random association found in other cell lines studied without autoradiography. These include: normal persons, leukemic cell lines and several other instances where rearrangements of D and G chromosomes have been found.

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  1. Servicio de Genética Humana, Unidad de Patologia, U.N.A.M. Hospital General, S.S.A., México 7, D.F.

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This paper is dedicated with gratitude to my teacher Dr. MiguelJiménez S.

This study was supported by funds from the Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México and the Secretaria de Salubridad y Asistencia.

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Cuevas-Sosa, A. Human chromosomology: Random association of acrocentrics. Genetica 41, 626–634 (1970). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00958939

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