Cytological studies of certain desert mammals of Saudi Arabia. 6. First report on chromosome number and karyotype of Acomys dimidiatus.
The diploid chromosome number is 2n = 38. The fundamental number is 70. The autosomes consist of 11 pairs of metacentric, 5 pairs of submetacentric and 2 pairs of acrocentric chromosomes. The sex chromosomes are both acrocentric, the X-chromosome is the largest.
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Department of Zoology, College of Science, King Saud University, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.
D000818:Animals; D002875:Chromosomes; D004171:Diploidy; D005260:Female; D007621:Karyotyping; D008297:Male; D009115:Muridae / Q000235:genetics*; D012529:Saudi Arabia