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The meiotic behaviour of B chromosomes differs strongly between males and females of Eyprepocnemis plorans. In anaphase I of oogenesis the Bs always divide equationally though this segregation may become more or less aborted and a number of different secondary oocytes can be formed. In contrast, equational divisions of accessories in male meiosis are rare. This peculiar behaviour of B chromosomes in the females does not seem to be associated with accumulation or loss.
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Henriques-Gil, N., Cano, M. & Santos, J. Sex-dependent meiotic behaviour of B chromosomes in the grasshopper Eyprepocnemis plorans. Heredity 62, 217–221 (1989). https://doi.org/10.1038/hdy.1989.31
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