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Catalase in Plodia interpunctella II. Biochemical variation associated with an X-Y translocation

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From electrophoretic ovidence of sex-linked inheritance of catalase in Plodia interpunctella it is suggested that the observed exceptional offspring are the result of an X-Y translocation which is proved to occur with a non negligible frequency. The rate of electrophoretically observed translocation was 1.8%. The existence of a Y chromosome in heterogametic females was proved by the finding of positive sex chromatin. The population sample examined was panmictic. The results favour the possibility that the translocation takes place randomly.

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    M. S. Lampropoulou & H. Gelti-Douka

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Lampropoulou, M.S., Gelti-Douka, H. Catalase in Plodia interpunctella II. Biochemical variation associated with an X-Y translocation. Genetica 47, 53–58 (1977). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00122439

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