In an article in Dutch for the journal RAVON we discuss chromosome 1 syndrome – the balanced lethal system ravaging Triturus eggs. You can read it here.
Reference: de Visser, M., France, J., Meilink, W., Wielstra, B. (2021). Een evolutionair raadsel: het dodelijke chromosoom 1 syndroom in Triturus salamanders. RAVON23(1): 9-12.
This project has received funding from the European Research Council (ERC) under the European Union’s Horizon 2020 research and innovation programme (Grant Agreement No. 802759).
I am a biologist interested in the interaction among closely species, both ecologically and genetically, during the course of their evolution. In my studies I'm employing the newt genus Triturus.
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