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A comparison of tail banding patterns between mice chimaeric and heterozygous for the X-linked gene tabby shows considerable differences between the two. The implications for the Lyon hypothesis of X inactivation and for clonal hypotheses of development are discussed.
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McLAREN, A., GAULD, I. & BOWMAN, P. Comparison between Mice Chimaeric and Heterozygous for the X-linked Gene tabby. Nature 241, 180–183 (1973). https://doi.org/10.1038/241180a0
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