A Note on the Somatic Y Chromosome of Reindeer (Rangifer Tarandus L.)
Recently a report on the reindeer chromosomes was published (Nes et al. 1965). The chromosome complement was described as consisting of 70 autosomes and a sex chromosome set of the XY-type. All autosomes were acrocentric except one pair which was submetacentric. The X was found to be submetacentric...
| Published in: | Acta Veterinaria Scandinavica |
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| Main Authors: | , |
| Format: | Text |
| Language: | English |
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BioMed Central
1969
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| Online Access: | http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8741067/ http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/5355182 https://doi.org/10.1186/BF03548295 |
| Summary: | Recently a report on the reindeer chromosomes was published (Nes et al. 1965). The chromosome complement was described as consisting of 70 autosomes and a sex chromosome set of the XY-type. All autosomes were acrocentric except one pair which was submetacentric. The X was found to be submetacentric and also the largest chromosome of the complement. The Y was characterized as being the smallest acrocentric chromosome, and the authors stated that the Y chromosome could only occasionally be distinguished from the autosomes by its shorter length. In our studies of the same species we have found a quite different appearance concerning the Y chromosome. |
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