Table 2

Rate of tethering in non-cycling cells at G1 interphase of p (short arm) to q (long arm) subtelomeric signals in single homologues.

Chromosome
Genome of cells
Numbers and [Percentage] of p-q signal pairs** tethered (95% confidence limits)
Numbers and [Percentage] of cells with all p-q signals tethered# (95% confidence limits).

4
Diploid
50/60 [83] (71–91%)
10/14 [72] (42–92%)
5
Diploid
123/148 [83] (76–89%)
26/41 [63] (47–78%)
7
Diploid
86/113 [76] (67–84%)
26/45 [58] (42–72%)
9
Diploid
ND*
ND*
10
Diploid
92/108 [85] (77–91%)
24/35 [69] (51–83%)
17
Diploid
62/76 [82] (71–90%)
13/28 [46] (28–66%)
20
Diploid
72/90 [80] (70–88%)
14/24 [58] (37–78%)
3
Triploid
25/30 [83] (65–94%)
5/10 [50] (19–81%)
6
Triploid
49/61 [80] (68–89%)
12/22 [55] (32–76%)
12
Triploid
57/82 [70] (58–79%)
8/24 [33] (16–55%)
18
Triploid
65/85 [77] (66–85%)
12/28 [43] (25–63%)

ND-not determined. * Cross-hybridization between 9q and 18p prevented analysis.

** p-q subtelomere signal pairs scored, irrespective of cell numbers.

#Separate scoring of discrete cells only; i.e. diploid cells with clearcut tethering of both p (short-arm) to q (long-arm) subtelomere signal pairs and triploid cells with all three p-q subtelomere signal pairs tethered.

Daniel and St Heaps Cell & Chromosome 2004 3:3   doi:10.1186/1475-9268-3-3

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