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Cytogenetics and cell genetics1974; 13(4); 330-341; doi: 10.1159/000130284

Meiosis in interspecific equine hybrids. I. The male mule (Equus asinus X E. caballus) and hinny (E. caballus X E. asinus).

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Publication Date: 1974-01-01 PubMed ID: 4430187DOI: 10.1159/000130284Google Scholar: Lookup
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Chandley AC, Jones RC, Dott HM, Allen WR, Short RV. (1974). Meiosis in interspecific equine hybrids. I. The male mule (Equus asinus X E. caballus) and hinny (E. caballus X E. asinus). Cytogenet Cell Genet, 13(4), 330-341. https://doi.org/10.1159/000130284

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ISSN: 0301-0171
NlmUniqueID: 0367735
Country: Switzerland
Language: English
Volume: 13
Issue: 4
Pages: 330-341

Researcher Affiliations

Chandley, A C
    Jones, R C
      Dott, H M
        Allen, W R
          Short, R V

            MeSH Terms

            • Animals
            • Chromosomes
            • Female
            • Horses
            • Hybridization, Genetic
            • Infertility / genetics
            • Infertility / veterinary
            • Karyotyping
            • Lymphocytes / ultrastructure
            • Male
            • Meiosis
            • Microscopy, Electron
            • Perissodactyla
            • Semen / analysis
            • Spermatogenesis
            • Spermatozoa / ultrastructure
            • Testis / physiology
            • Testis / ultrastructure

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