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The extent of synapsis in hybridChrionomus larvae decreases with rising age.
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There is less synapsis in hybrid larvae grown at high (30° C.) and at low (13°C.) temperatures than in larvae kept at moderate temperatures (20–25°C.).
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In sectioned material of hybrid glands non-synapsed portions tend to be widely separated as though repelling one another.
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The results are discussed in the light of some recent theories on the nature of synaptic sttraction.
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Goldschmidt, E. Studies on the synapsis in salivary chromosomes of hybridChironomus larvae. Journ. of Genetics 48, 194–205 (1947). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02989380
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