Characterization of Prdm9 in equids and sterility in mules.

Prdm9 (Meisetz) is the first speciation gene discovered in vertebrates conferring reproductive isolation. This locus encodes a meiosis-specific histone H3 methyltransferase that specifies meiotic recombination hotspots during gametogenesis. Allelic differences in Prdm9, characterized for a variable...

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Main Authors: Cynthia C Steiner, Oliver A Ryder
Format: article
Language:EN
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2013
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Online Access:https://doaj.org/article/7a3dc81b34f24822bf00687ae5583b57
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