Synapsis and synaptic adjustment in an infertile human male heterozygous for a pericentric inversion in chromosome 1

1 February 1986

journal article
conference paper
Published by Springer Nature in Human Genetics

Vol. 72 (2) , 148-152
https://doi.org/10.1007/bf00283934

Abstract

Synapsis and “synaptic adjustment” were analyzed, using electron microscopy in silver stained surface microspreads of inversion-bearing spermatocytes, in an infertile human male with an inherited pericentric inversion in chromosome 1. Possible reasons for his infertility are discussed.

Keywords

ELECTRON MICROSCOPY

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