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A Note on the Somatic Y Chromosome of Reindeer (Rangifer Tarandus L.)
En anteckning om den somatiska Y-kromosomen hos ren (Rangifer tarandus L.)
Acta Veterinaria Scandinavica volume 10, pages 44–47 (1969)
Abstract
Recently a report on the reindeer chromosomes was published (Nes et al. 1965). The chromosome complement was described as consisting of 70 autosomes and a sex chromosome set of the XY-type. All autosomes were acrocentric except one pair which was submetacentric. The X was found to be submetacentric and also the largest chromosome of the complement. The Y was characterized as being the smallest acrocentric chromosome, and the authors stated that the Y chromosome could only occasionally be distinguished from the autosomes by its shorter length.
In our studies of the same species we have found a quite different appearance concerning the Y chromosome.
Sammanfattning
Kromosomkomplementet hos ren (Rangifer tarandus L.) med speciell hänsyn till Y kromosomen har beskrivits. Avvikande från tidigare observationer befanns Y vara en av de största kromosomerna i komplementet och möjlig att skilja från autosomerna. Olika möjliga orsaker till de avvikande resultaten diskuteras.
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Gustavsson, I., Sundt, C.O. A Note on the Somatic Y Chromosome of Reindeer (Rangifer Tarandus L.). Acta Vet Scand 10, 44–47 (1969). https://doi.org/10.1186/BF03548295
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