The chromosomes of the southern elephant seal, Mirounga leonina(Phocidae: Mammalia)
Chromosome analyses were carried out on bone marrow cells from three elephant seal pups (Mirounga leonina), a species characterized by a 2n = 34 chromosome number. Arm ratios for the different chromosomes were calculated to facilitate the classification of chromosomes into groups. The karyotype of t...
Published in: | Cytogenetic and Genome Research |
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Main Authors: | , |
Format: | Article in Journal/Newspaper |
Language: | English |
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S. Karger AG
1979
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Online Access: | http://dx.doi.org/10.1159/000131321 https://www.karger.com/Article/Pdf/131321 |
Summary: | Chromosome analyses were carried out on bone marrow cells from three elephant seal pups (Mirounga leonina), a species characterized by a 2n = 34 chromosome number. Arm ratios for the different chromosomes were calculated to facilitate the classification of chromosomes into groups. The karyotype of the southern elephant seal differs from other reported 34-chromosome phocids in the morphology of the Y chromosome and in that of one of the autosomal chromosome pairs. |
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