title: [Chromosomal phylogeny of the gerbillidae. II. A study of six Meriones, of Taterillus gracilis and of Gerbillurus tytonis].
abstract: The karyotypes of two Meriones: M. unguiculatus and M. shawi, one Taterillus (T. gracilis), and one Gerbillurus (G. tytonis) (Rodentia, Gerbillidae) are compared with those of four species of Meriones previously studied. This study has shown that 10 chromosomal rearrangements split the genus Meriones in two groups. This conclusion is confirmed here and it is shown that the genuses Taterillus and Gerbillurus emerge from the branch connecting these two groups.
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D005849:Gerbillinae / Q000235:genetics*; D007621:Karyotyping; D010802:Phylogeny
vernacular_title: Phylogénie chromosomique des gerbillidae. II. Etude de six Meriones de Taterillus gracilis et de Gerbillurus tytonis.