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. 1990;81(1):43-50.
doi: 10.1007/BF00055235.

Electron microscopic observations on the synaptonemal complex of spermatocytes of the giant panda (Ailluropoda melanoleuca)

C X Ma  1 , L M Shi
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Electron microscopic observations on the synaptonemal complex of spermatocytes of the giant panda (Ailluropoda melanoleuca)

C X Ma et al. Genetica. 1990.

Abstract

Surface-spread and silver-stained preparations of spermatocytes from a giant panda were observed by electron microscopy for synaptonemal complex karyotyping. Ten pachytene spermatocyte nuclei were selected for length quantitation of SC. The mean relative lengths and centromeric indices of each SC agreed closely with those of the mitotic chromosomes. The pairing between lateral elements of autosomal chromosomes starts at early zygotene and leads progressively along their length to complete pairing at pachytene. The whole Y is paired with 1/3 length of X at mid-pachytene. The morphology of X and Y chromosome axes and the nonhomologous pairing of X and Y is discussed.

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