A new case of rob(14;17) in cattle.
Robertsonian translocations, also called centric fusions, represent the most frequent chromosome anomalies in cattle, and rob(1;29) is the most widespread. However, centric fusions involving other chromosomes have been discovered in different cattle breeds. Here we report the appearance of a new case of rob(14;17) in an Italian cattle breed more than ten years after the first and only case had been observed, and we demonstrate the independent origin of this anomaly from the previous case.
De Lorenzi
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Dipartimento di Scienze Animali, Sezione di Zootecnica Agraria, Università degli Studi di Milano, Milan, Italy.
Molteni
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De Giovanni
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Parma
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D000818:Animals; D002417:Cattle / Q000235:genetics*; D002871:Chromosome Banding / Q000662:veterinary; D022202:Chromosomes, Artificial, Bacterial / Q000235:genetics; D005260:Female; D017404:In Situ Hybridization, Fluorescence / Q000662:veterinary; D008297:Male; D010375:Pedigree; D014178:Translocation, Genetic