Article
Radiation of chromosome shuffles.
Current opinion in genetics & development - 1 Dec 1993
Eldridge M D, Close R L
Abstract excerpt
Rock wallabies, Petrogale, exhibit chromosome diversity that is exceptional in marsupials, with 20 distinct chromosome races being recognized. Many of the karyotypic changes identified within Petrogale appear to be recent, although the rate of chromosome evolution varies between taxa. While the patchy distribution of Petrogale and their social structure would facilitate the fixation of novel rearrangements, these...
Topics
- Animals
- Biological Evolution
- Chromosomes
- Female
- Genetic Variation
- Macropodidae
- Male
- Species Specificity