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Robertson's law Cytology.|ˈrɒbətsənz| [f. as prec. + law n.1] The law that states that the number of chromosome arms of a population or species tends to remain constant, although the number of chromosomes may vary. Cf. prec.
1945M. J. D. White Animal Cytol. & Evol. viii. 170 In certain groups ‘Robertson's law’ explains many of the more obvious changes in chromosome shape. 1956Jrnl. Morphol. XCIX. 265 Well-documented instances of chromosomal phylogeny conforming to Robertson's law have been reported from several groups of animals. |