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Gamete production in the hybridogenetic species hybrid Rana esculenta (Rana ridibunda X Rana lessonae) is preceded by a premeiotic elimination of the R. lessonae genome and subsequent duplication of the remaining R. ridibunda genome, so that only ridibunda chromosomes enter a quasi normal meiosis, and only ridibunda gametes are formed. This is demonstrated by differences in genome specific centromere fluorescence and electrophoretic patterns between somatic and gonadal tissue.
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Heppich, S., Tunner, H.G. & Greilhuber, J. Premeiotic chromosome doubling after genome elimination during spermatogenesis of the species hybrid Rana esculenta . Theoret. Appl. Genetics 61, 101–104 (1982). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00273874
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