Karyotype of the giant mole-rat, Cryptomys mechowi (Rodentia, Bathyergidae).
The karyotype of the giant mole-rat, Cryptomys mechowi (Rodentia, Bathyergidae), from Zambia was investigated in one male and one female by means of G-, C-, and AgNOR-banding techniques. The diploid chromosomal set consisted of 40 biarmed chromosomes (2n = 40, NF = 80). A pair of autosomes in the male and the X chromosomes in the female were heteromorphic. The sex chromosomes were unusually large.
Macholán
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Institute of Systematic and Ecological Biology, Academy of Sciences, Brno, Czech Republic.
Burda
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Zima
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Mísek
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Kawalika
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D000818:Animals; D002871:Chromosome Banding; D005260:Female; D007621:Karyotyping; D008297:Male; D012377:Rodentia / Q000235:genetics*