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Figure 9 | Genome Biology

Figure 9

From: Deficiency in mouse Y chromosome long arm gene complement is associated with sperm DNA damage

Figure 9

Transmission electron microscopy analysis of sperm from mice with NPYq deficiencies. (a-d) Examples of sperm with various membrane and chromatin condensation deficiencies. (e, f) Analysis of frequency of sperm with various chromatin and membrane integrity deficiencies. When examining chromatin condensation we observed the presence of bright white spots (voids; V), which appeared always in conjunction with severely decondensed chromatin and were present exclusively in sperm from mice with NPYq deficiencies. Scale bar = 1 μm. Three males per genotype were examined (except for 9/10NPYq-, for which only two males were tested); 100 sperm heads were scored per male. Each bar represents mean ± standard deviation. Statistical significance: a = different from other categories within genotype; b = different from respective category in control (Fisher's exact probability test).

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