Comparative genome mapping in mammals.
The mammals all have similar amounts of DNA, usually distributed over 40-60 chromosomes. Most of the differences in karyotype are related to fixation of less than 100 reciprocal translocations which have occurred over less than 100 million years. This allows the genome mapping of the main laboratory and farmyard species to help, and to be helped by, mapping of the human genome.
Edwards
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Department of Biochemistry, University of Oxford, UK.
D000818:Animals; D002417:Cattle; D002874:Chromosome Mapping / Q000379:methods*; D018244:Chromosomes, Artificial, Yeast; D008040:Genetic Linkage; D016678:Genome; D015894:Genome, Human; D006801:Humans; D008322:Mammals / Q000235:genetics*; D008394:Marsupialia; D051379:Mice; D009007:Monotremata; D012756:Sheep; D013045:Species Specificity; D013552:Swine