The Synapsis of the Sex Chromosomes of Drosophila Miranda in Relation to Their Directed Segregation

Abstract
The sex chromosomes of 3 strains of D. miranda were studied. In 18 cells in Olympic-1 [male][male], a sex-chromosome multivalent occurred. The results are essentially the same for Whitney-60 and Big-Basin-2 an unequivocal sex chromosome trivalent being the rule at diakinesis, prometaphase and 1st metaphase. Early anaphase consistently shows X1 and X2 alike disjoining from Y. Such directed segregation of 3 chromosomes which come in contact at metaphase is not uncommon but remains unexplained.

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