Robertsonian chromosomal variation in the house musk shrew (Suncus murinus, Insectivora:Soricidae) and the colonization history of the species.

doi:10.1139/g97-003

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Robertsonian chromosomal variation in the house musk shrew (Suncus murinus, Insectivora:Soricidae) and the colonization history of the species.

Genome - 1 Feb 1997

Rogatcheva M B, Borodin P M, Oda S I, Searle J B

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A high-resolution G-banding technique was used to identify five metacentrics that characterize Suncus murinus from Sri Lanka. These metacentrics were shown to be the product of Robertsonian fusion of acrocentric chromosomes identical to those in the standard karyotype defined by M.B. Rogatcheva e...

Topics

Animals
Chromosome Banding
Female
Genetic Variation
Karyotyping
Male
Shrews
Translocation, Genetic

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