Chronology of DNA replication in the sex chromosomes of the reindeer ( Rangifer tarandus L.)

• Published in: Cytogenetic and Genome Research
• Main Authors: Fraccaro, M., Gustavsson, I., Hultén, Maj, Lindsten, J., Tiepolo, L.
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: S. Karger AG 1968
• Subjects: The ''Y''; Rangifer tarandus
• Online Access: http://dx.doi.org/10.1159/000129984; https://www.karger.com/Article/Pdf/129984

The chromosomes of the reindeer (2n = 70) were studied with special reference to the chronology of DNA replication of the sex chromosomes. The X chromosome was metacentric and nearly of the duplicate type, being about 9% in length of the total complement. All the other chromosomes, including the Y,...