Science, Vol 193, Issue 4257, 1020-1021
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Histone transition during spermiogenesis is absent in segregation distorter males of Drosophila melanogaster
NP Kettaneh
and
DL Hartl
Males homozygous for the segregation distorter chromosome are often sterile or nearly sterile as a result of the dysfunction of virtually all their sperm. Spermatid bundles from such males do not exhibit the normal transition from lysine-rich to arginine-rich histones.