title: Description of the Muscovy duck (Cairina moschata) karyotype.
abstract: The karyotype of the Muscovy duck originating from Cairina moschata was characterised on the basis of R and C bands. Chromosomal preparations obtained from an in vitro blood lymphocyte culture were RBG- and CBG-stained. The structures of nine and fourteen pairs of chromosomes were examined based on R bands and C bands, respectively. Ideograms of banded patterns of the analysed chromosomes were drawn. The sizes of individual constitutive heterochromatin blocks wereas measured. The morphology of the analysed chromosomes was assessed.
authors.affiliation: Department of Genetics and Horse Breeding, Institute of Bio-engineering and Animal Breeding, University of Podlasie, Prusa 14, 08-110 Siedlce, Poland. wojcik@ap.siedlce.pl
authors.forename: Ewa
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Wójcik
authors.forename: Elzbieta
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Smalec
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D002875:Chromosomes / Q000235:genetics*; D004372:Ducks / Q000235:genetics*; D006570:Heterochromatin / Q000235:genetics*; D007621:Karyotyping
chemical_list: D006570:Heterochromatin