"Inbreeding effects on telomeres in hatchling sand lizards (Lacerta agi" by Mats Olsson, Badreddine Bererhi et al.
Telomeres are nucleotide-protein caps, predominantly at the ends of Metazoan linear chromosomes, showing complex dynamics with regard to their lengthening and shortening through life. Their complexity has entertained the idea that net telomere length and attrition could be valuable biomarkers of phenotypic and genetic quality of their bearer. Intuitively, those individuals could be more heterozygous and, hence, less inbred. However, some inbred taxa have longer, not shorter, telomeres. To unders...
Hatchling Telomere Length Ts Ratio Lacerta Agilis Arental Effects Sand Lizard Tandardized Heterozygosity Sh
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