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Use of Banding Techniques for Zygosity Diagnosis in Twins

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  27 January 2025

Ursula Friedrich ,
Troels Lyngbye  and
Jakob Øster
Ursula Friedrich*
Affiliation:
Institute of Human Genetics, Aarhus University, and Department of Pediatrics, Central Hospital of Randers Denmark
Troels Lyngbye
Affiliation:
Institute of Human Genetics, Aarhus University, and Department of Pediatrics, Central Hospital of Randers Denmark
Jakob Øster
Affiliation:
Institute of Human Genetics, Aarhus University, and Department of Pediatrics, Central Hospital of Randers Denmark
*
Institut for Human Genetik, Aarhus Universitet, 8000 Aarhus C, Denmark

Abstract

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Detailed comparison of human variant chromosomes found by Q- and C-banding technique is performed in a pair of twins to show that these variants can be used for zygosity diagnosis.

Type
Brief Report
Information
Acta geneticae medicae et gemellologiae: twin research , Volume 26 , Issue 1 , January 1977 , pp. 89 - 91
Copyright
Copyright © The International Society for Twin Studies 1977

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