title: The karyotype of the skink, Mabuya blandingi.
abstract: The chromosomes of Mabuya blandingi were studied from the bone marrow of male and female animals. The diploid chromosome number in this organism is 32, consisting of 10 large-, 10 medium-, and 12 small-size chromosomes. The fundamental number (NF) is 48. The chromosome complements in both the male and female animals are similar in morphology with no evidence of differentiated sex chromosomes.
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D005260:Female; D007621:Karyotyping; D008116:Lizards / Q000235:genetics*; D008297:Male; D013045:Species Specificity