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Table 2 Cell cycle durations in paternal sibship with PCD (paternal aunt II-8, propositus III-14, father II-11) versus maternal sibship without PCD (maternal aunts II-14 and II-15, mother II-12).

From: Cell cycle and centromere FISH studies in premature centromere division

Groups

Average generation time

 

Prophases

Metaphases

Anaphases

Total cells

Paternal sibship with PCD Mean* (SD)**

29.49 (6.54)

29.81 (3.01)

21.79 (0.41)

27.03 (3.05)

Maternal sibship without PCD Mean* (SD)**

24.39 (3.17)

27.97 (1.18)

31.83 (3.95)

27.62 (1.63)

Comparison between groups t value

3.17

1.18

3.95

1.63

Significance

N.S.

N.S.

P < 0.005

N.S.

  1. * = hours, ** = Standard deviation. Statistical test, t-Student for independent samples.