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Nonhomologous Robertsonian translocations form predominantly during female meiosis

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Page, S., Shatter, L. Nonhomologous Robertsonian translocations form predominantly during female meiosis. Nat Genet 15, 231–232 (1997). https://doi.org/10.1038/ng0397-231

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