Cytogenetic characteristic of the southern water shrew, (Insectivora: Soricidae), in the Strandzha Mountains (South-East Bulgaria)

Title:

Cytogenetic characteristic of the southern water shrew, (Insectivora: Soricidae), in the Strandzha Mountains (South-East Bulgaria)

Creator:

Chassovnikarova, Tsenka G., Atanassov, Nasko I., and Dimitrov, Hristo A.

Identifier:

https://cdk.lib.cas.cz/client/handle/uuid:a751a534-dd45-8d95-17a2-6578e546e9d7
uuid:a751a534-dd45-8d95-17a2-6578e546e9d7

Subject:

water shrews, karyotype, C-banding, and NOR´s

Type:

article and TEXT

Description:

The chromosome set of N. anomalus from Bulgaria was studied by means of C-, and NOR-banding. The diploid chromosome number of this species is known to be 2n=52 (NF = 98, NFa = 94). In all the studied individuals, the X chromosome appeared to be the second longest submetacentric chromosome, whereas the Y chromosome was a medium-sized submetacentric chromosome, consisting of heterochromatin. Such morphology of the Y chromosome was not described previously. The extent and localization of C-bands in the pericentromeric regions varied between the pairs of chromosomes. The nucleolar organizer regions (NOR’s) were observed in four pairs of autosomes.

Language:

English

Rights:

http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/4.0/

Source:

Folia zoologica | 2009 Volume:58 | Number:4

Harvested from:

CDK

Metadata only:

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