The Relation between the Axial Complex of Meiotic Prophase Chromosomes and Chromosome Pairing in a Salamander (Plethodon cinereus)

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Abstract
An investigation of the structure of meiotic chromosomes from primary spermatocytes of two salamanders, Plethodon cinereus and Desmognathus fusca, has been made using correlated light and electron microscopy. Feulgen squashes were compared with stained sections and these related to adjacent thin sections in the electron microscope. A transition from the familiar cytological preparation to the electron image was thus effected.