@article {308738, title = {Case Report: Potential Speciation in Humans Involving Robertsonian Translocations.}, journal = {Biomedical Research}, volume = {24}, year = {2013}, pages = {171-174}, chapter = {171}, abstract = {

Approximately one person in 1,000 is a Robertsonian translocation carrier. This type of translocation most likely arises during egg (or more rarely sperm) formation. Most Robertsonian translocation carriers are healthy and have a normal lifespan, but do have an increased risk of pregnancy loss and children with trisomies. We have found a Robertsonian translocation family, one of them who came from a consanguinous marriage has the previously undescribed balanced human karyotype 44,XY,der(14;15)(q10;q10), der(14;15)(q10;q10). Many such rearrangements in natural populations of different species are known. It is well-known that the fitness of rob translocation carries is reduced, but rob translocation can provide material for evolution.\ 

}, keywords = {Chromosome, Evolution, Robertsonian translocation homozygosity}, url = {http://www.biomedres.info/biomedical-research/case-report-potential-speciation-in-humans-involving-robertsoniantranslocations.pdf}, author = {Wang, B. and Xia, Y. and Song, J. and Wang, W. and Tang, Y.} }