title: The interrelationships of chromosome banding patterns in procyonids, viverrids, and felids.
abstract: The Giemsa banding patterns of the chromosomes of 4 species of Procyonidae, 13 of Viverridae, and 6 of Felidae have been studied. The patterns have all been related to the basic felid karyotype. Each procyonid and viverrid has a distinctive karyotype, whereas some felids have indistinguishable karyotypes even when banded. Extensive interfamilial G-banding conservatism has been demonstrated, with many chromosomes being "shared" by all three families. A chromosome identification and karyotyping system for the Carnivora has been devised to facilitate comparison of data from future studies. Phylogenetic implications of the findings have been discussed.
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D002335:Carnivora; D002415:Cats; D002874:Chromosome Mapping; D002875:Chromosomes; D005260:Female; D008988:Herpestidae; D007621:Karyotyping; D008297:Male; D013045:Species Specificity