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Heritable Heteromorphism of the N. 16 Chromosome Pair in Man*

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  01 August 2014

G. Guanti ,
C. Balacco-Gabrieli  and
E. Battaglia
G. Guanti*
Affiliation:
Institute of Genetics, University of Bari, Italy
C. Balacco-Gabrieli*
Affiliation:
Institute of Clinical Oculistics, University of Bari, Italy
E. Battaglia*
Affiliation:
Institute of Genetics, University of Bari, Italy
*
Istituto di Genetica, Via Amendola 165A, 70126 Bari, Italia
Clinica Oculistica, Policlinico, 70124 Bari, Italia
Istituto di Genetica, Via Amendola 165A, 70126 Bari, Italia

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A family is described with heteromorphism of N. 16 chromosome pair. The abnormal submetacentric chromosome was found in a total of 8 family members. Seven out of these carriers show a variable degree of myopia.

Type
Research Article
Information
Acta geneticae medicae et gemellologiae: twin research , Volume 18 , Issue 1 , January 1969 , pp. 77 - 85
Copyright
Copyright © The International Society for Twin Studies 1969

Footnotes

*

The study was made possible by support from the National Council of Researches (CNR).

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