Chromosomal variation in the southern short-tailed shrew (Blarina carolinensis).

doi:10.1007/BF00121367

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Chromosomal variation in the southern short-tailed shrew (Blarina carolinensis).

Genetica - 1 Oct 1996

Elrod D A, Beck M L, Kennedy M L

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Chromosomal polymorphism was assessed in the southern short-tailed shrew (Blarina carolinensis) using standard metaphase chromosome and G-banding techniques. Twenty-one animals (11 males, 10 females) from the Meeman Biological Station in Shelby Co., Tennessee, were examined for diploid number. Re...

Topics

Animals
Animals, Wild
Bone Marrow Cells
Chromosome Banding
Chromosome Mapping
Diploidy
Female
Genetic Variation
Karyotyping
Male
Polymorphism, Genetic
Shrews
X Chromosome
Y Chromosome

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