Mitotic and meiotic chromosome studies in silky anteater Cyclopes didactylus (Myrmecophagidae: Xenarthra).
The karyotype of a male pigmy anteater, Cyclopes didactylus, an endangered species from the Amazon region, is described. The size and morphology of the X and Y chromosomes in mitotic and meiotic analyses is recorded and discussed.
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Departamento de Biologia Geral, Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais, (ICB-UFMG), Belo Horizonte, Brazil.
D000818:Animals; D002875:Chromosomes / Q000235:genetics*; D007621:Karyotyping; D008297:Male; D008540:Meiosis / Q000235:genetics*; D008938:Mitosis / Q000235:genetics*; D012730:Sex Chromosomes / Q000235:genetics; D004490:Xenarthra / Q000235:genetics*