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B chromosome: a standalone construct

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Cytogenetics

a dispensable extra chromosome present in some individuals of a species, often maintained by drive despite fitness costs.

In cytogenetics, B chromosome refers to a dispensable extra chromosome present in some individuals of a species, often maintained by drive despite fitness costs. This meaning comes from Camacho (2000) in Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society of London. Series B: Biological Sciences.[1]

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drive2 fields · 2 citationsjingle · one word, two constructs fitness4 fields · 5 citationsjingle · one word, four constructs series3 fields · 3 citationsjingle · one word, three constructs

References

Camacho, J. P. M., Sharbel, T. F., & Beukeboom, L. W. (2000). B-chromosome evolution. Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society of London. Series B: Biological Sciences, 355(1394), 163-178. https://doi.org/10.1098/rstb.2000.0556

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