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Numerical and structural variations of the X chromosomes and no. 2 autosomes in mandarin vole, Microtus mandarinus (Rodentia).
Hereditas - 1 Dec 2006
Zhu Bicai, Dong Yuwei, Gao Junfang, Li Peiqing, Pang Yonghonh, Liu Huanmin, Chen Hong
Abstract excerpt
Here we describe our studies on Microtus mandarinus faeceus of Jiangyan in Jiangsu province of China. By karyotype and G-banding analysis we have found variation in chromosome number and polymorphisms of the X chromosome and the second pair of autosomes of the subspecies. Chromosome number of the subspecies is 2n=47-50. The subspecies has three kinds of chromosomal sex: XX, XO and XY, among which one of the X...
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