Presence of the 54-chromosome common vole (Mammalia) on Olkhon Island (Lake Baikal, East Siberia, Russia), and the occurrence of an unusual X-chromosome variant
We report a new finding of the 54-chromosome sibling species of the common vole in East Siberia - the first description from Olkhon Island (Lake Baikal). The karyotype of a male specimen revealed by routine staining and C-banding demonstrates the unambiguous presence of Microtus rossiaemeridionalis...
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ftdoajarticles:oai:doaj.org/article:e906720141b24993b8f5bd2e9e6ac5d1 2023-05-15T15:05:34+02:00 Presence of the 54-chromosome common vole (Mammalia) on Olkhon Island (Lake Baikal, East Siberia, Russia), and the occurrence of an unusual X-chromosome variant Svetlana Pavlova A.V. Tchabovsky 2011-12-01T00:00:00Z https://doi.org/10.3897/compcytogen.v5i5.1720 https://doaj.org/article/e906720141b24993b8f5bd2e9e6ac5d1 EN eng Pensoft Publishers http://compcytogen.pensoft.net/lib/ajax_srv/article_elements_srv.php?action=download_pdf&item_id=1736 https://doaj.org/toc/1993-0771 https://doaj.org/toc/1993-078X 1993-0771 1993-078X doi:10.3897/compcytogen.v5i5.1720 https://doaj.org/article/e906720141b24993b8f5bd2e9e6ac5d1 Comparative Cytogenetics, Vol 5, Iss 5, Pp 433-440 (2011) Genetics QH426-470 article 2011 ftdoajarticles https://doi.org/10.3897/compcytogen.v5i5.1720 2022-12-31T14:25:08Z We report a new finding of the 54-chromosome sibling species of the common vole in East Siberia - the first description from Olkhon Island (Lake Baikal). The karyotype of a male specimen revealed by routine staining and C-banding demonstrates the unambiguous presence of Microtus rossiaemeridionalis Ognev, 1924 (recently often regarded as as junior synonym of M. levis Miller, 1908). Comparison with conspecific specimens from the European part of the species range (from the left bank of the river Volga) shows that the vole of the island population has a smaller X-chromosome due to a reduced quantity of C-positive heterochromatin. This is just the third example of this type of X-chromosome variant with previous cases on an Arctic island (Svalbard) and the West Siberian lowland (Novosibirsk) and the only one on a lake island. Although M. rossiaemeridionalis is largely monomorphic in its karyotype, our data show that one specific type of X-chromosome variant is remarkably widespread, though rare. Article in Journal/Newspaper Arctic Common vole Svalbard Lake Island Siberia Directory of Open Access Journals: DOAJ Articles Arctic Arctic Island ENVELOPE(-74.766,-74.766,62.234,62.234) Island Lake ENVELOPE(-125.856,-125.856,53.733,53.733) Lake Island ENVELOPE(77.990,77.990,-68.548,-68.548) Svalbard Comparative Cytogenetics 5 5 433 440 |
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We report a new finding of the 54-chromosome sibling species of the common vole in East Siberia - the first description from Olkhon Island (Lake Baikal). The karyotype of a male specimen revealed by routine staining and C-banding demonstrates the unambiguous presence of Microtus rossiaemeridionalis Ognev, 1924 (recently often regarded as as junior synonym of M. levis Miller, 1908). Comparison with conspecific specimens from the European part of the species range (from the left bank of the river Volga) shows that the vole of the island population has a smaller X-chromosome due to a reduced quantity of C-positive heterochromatin. This is just the third example of this type of X-chromosome variant with previous cases on an Arctic island (Svalbard) and the West Siberian lowland (Novosibirsk) and the only one on a lake island. Although M. rossiaemeridionalis is largely monomorphic in its karyotype, our data show that one specific type of X-chromosome variant is remarkably widespread, though rare. |
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Presence of the 54-chromosome common vole (Mammalia) on Olkhon Island (Lake Baikal, East Siberia, Russia), and the occurrence of an unusual X-chromosome variant |
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Presence of the 54-chromosome common vole (Mammalia) on Olkhon Island (Lake Baikal, East Siberia, Russia), and the occurrence of an unusual X-chromosome variant |
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Presence of the 54-chromosome common vole (Mammalia) on Olkhon Island (Lake Baikal, East Siberia, Russia), and the occurrence of an unusual X-chromosome variant |
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Presence of the 54-chromosome common vole (Mammalia) on Olkhon Island (Lake Baikal, East Siberia, Russia), and the occurrence of an unusual X-chromosome variant |
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Presence of the 54-chromosome common vole (Mammalia) on Olkhon Island (Lake Baikal, East Siberia, Russia), and the occurrence of an unusual X-chromosome variant |
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presence of the 54-chromosome common vole (mammalia) on olkhon island (lake baikal, east siberia, russia), and the occurrence of an unusual x-chromosome variant |
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