THE CHROMOSOME COMPLEMENT OF THE NARWHAL ( Monodon monoceros )
The karyotype of a male narwhal (Monodon monoceros) is described. The chromosome number was found to be 2n = 44. The karyotype is similar to all other whale species reported except that of the sperm whale (Physeter catodon), and the killer whale (Orcinus orca).The findings presented here add further...
Published in: | Canadian Journal of Genetics and Cytology |
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Main Authors: | , , , |
Format: | Article in Journal/Newspaper |
Language: | English |
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Canadian Science Publishing
1973
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Online Access: | http://dx.doi.org/10.1139/g73-040 http://www.nrcresearchpress.com/doi/pdf/10.1139/g73-040 |