Histone transition during spermiogenesis is absent in segregation distorter males of Drosophila melanogaster
Publication information:
Kettaneh, and Hartl. (September) 1976. “Histone Transition During Spermiogenesis Is Absent in Segregation Distorter Males of Drosophila Melanogaster”. Science 193: 1020-1.
Abstract
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.