title: Detailed description of R-banded bovine chromosomes.
abstract: The detailed description of cattle chromosomes has been achieved by using the RBA technique that has been found to be faster, more reliable, and offers better resolution than either the G- or Q-banding procedures. The use of this technique for routine analysis of cattle chromosomes is, therefore, strongly recommended. The adoption of a common system of nomenclature also is desirable to avoid misclassification of chromosomes involved in structural abnormalities as well as to trace evolutionary relationships among the Bovidae.
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D002417:Cattle / Q000235:genetics*; D002871:Chromosome Banding; D002875:Chromosomes / Q000502:physiology*; D005260:Female; D007621:Karyotyping; D008297:Male; D009626:Terminology as Topic