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With G-banding and X-ray induced marker chromosomes, pairing preferences of identical over homologous germ line limited chromosomes were demonstrated in male meiosis of Acricotopus lucidus. The consequences of preferential identical pairing are discussed in respect to genetic recombination within the germ line limited chromosomes.
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Staiber, W. Preferential pairing in the germ line limited chromosomes of Acricotopus lucidus (Diptera, Chironomidae). Heredity 66, 197–201 (1991). https://doi.org/10.1038/hdy.1991.25
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