Pseudoautosomal Regions
"Pseudoautosomal Regions" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
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Homologous chromosomal regions at either end of the X CHROMOSOME or Y CHROMOSOME. These two regions pair regularly at male MEIOSIS and undergo RECOMBINATION. Pseudoautosomal region 1 (PAR1) is located at the tip of the short 'p' arms (Xp22 and Yp11) and Pseudoautosomal region 2 (PAR2) is located at the tip of the long 'q' arms (Xq28 and Yq12).
| Descriptor ID |
D000071439
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| MeSH Number(s) |
A11.284.187.865.400 G05.360.162.865.400 G05.360.340.024.380.906
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