THE DNA CONTENT OF SPERMATOZOA FROM DIFFERENT STRAINS OF MICE

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Authors:
G. P. M. MOORE
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R. A. BEATTY
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DOI:
https://doi.org/10.1530/jrf.0.0380473
Volume/Issue:
Volume 38: Issue 2
Page Range:
473–476
Article Type:
Research Article
Online Publication Date:
Jun 1974
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Certain morphological characters of mammalian spermatozoa have been shown to have a high heritability (Beatty, 1970). Sperm dimensions may be altered by genetic selection (Woolley, 1970). In addition to the biological action of the genes, the actual mass of the DNA and proteins, which constitute the major components of the head, may affect the sperm phenotype. Unlike genetically active cells in which nuclear size is governed, to a certain extent, by metabolic factors, the sperm genome is condensed, homogeneous and inactive. It might therefore be expected that head size would be influenced both by the quantity of DNA present and by the way it is condensed. Thus diploid spermatozoa have enlarged heads (Beatty & Fechheimer, 1972), whereas spermatozoa with abnormally small heads might have a lower Feulgen—DNA content than morphologically normal members of the

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Print ISSN:
1470-1626
Online ISSN:
1741-7899