A leukocyte culture and chromosome preparation technique for avian species.
A technique for avian leukocyte culture and chromosome analysis is described. The method is simple and allows karyotypic analysis by a variety of chromosome banding methods. It is applicable to a wide variety of species and may be useful in determining the genetic sex of monotypic species in captivity or for population studies of specimens in the wild.
D000818:Animals; D001717:Birds; D002478:Cells, Cultured; D002871:Chromosome Banding; D002875:Chromosomes / Q000032:analysis*; D007621:Karyotyping; D007962:Leukocytes / Q000166:cytology*