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. 1984;66(2-3):267-71.
doi: 10.1007/BF00286614.

Complete pachytene chromomere karyotypes of human spermatocyte bivalents

J M Luciani, M R Guichaoua, M R Morazzani

Complete pachytene chromomere karyotypes of human spermatocyte bivalents

J M Luciani et al. Hum Genet. 1984.

Abstract

Well-spread human pachytene spermatocyte bivalents were obtained allowing specific identification of each bivalent within its total complement according to its chromomere sequence combined with further staining of its centromeric heterochromatin. The total number of chromomeres was found to be related to the degree of bivalent contraction: 396 in condensed bivalents and 511 in decondensed bivalents. A striking correspondence between chromomeres and mitotic G-bands was observed; on account of the variability of bivalent contraction, condensed bivalents corresponded to prometaphase somatic chromosomes and decondensed bivalents to mid/late prophase chromosomes.

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