title: Variability of C-banding patterns in Japanese quail chromosomes.
abstract: Observations were made of the C-banding patterns in several cells from 182 Japanese quail embryos to detect presence of stable variants. Each of the eight largest autosomes contains a C-band at the centromeric region. The short arm of autosome 8 is C-band positive, as is the entire W chromosome. The Z chromosome consistently contains an interstitial C-band in the long arm and a less prominent one in the short arm. Distinct variants of chromosome 4 and the Z chromosome were observed. In the Z chromosome a C-band at the terminal region of the short arm was markedly elongated in some embryos. Likewise, the short arm of chromosome 4 was much more prominent in one or both of the homologues in some embryos. Most of the microchromosomes contain a prominent C-band. The heteromorphisms are useful chromosome markers to detect the origins of heteroploidy in early embryos.
authors.forename: C A
authors.initials: CA
authors.lastname: de la Seña
authors.forename: N S
authors.initials: NS
authors.lastname: Fechheimer
authors.forename: K E
authors.initials: KE
authors.lastname: Nestor
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D002871:Chromosome Banding; D003370:Coturnix / Q000235:genetics*; D004625:Embryo, Nonmammalian; D014644:Genetic Variation; D007621:Karyotyping; D008677:Metaphase