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Somatic Chromosomes of the Rabbit

Die somatischen Chromosomen des Kaninchens

Kaninens somatiska kromosomer

Acta Veterinaria Scandinavica volume 5, pages 362–369 (1964)Cite this article

Summary

The number of chromosomes of the rabbit was determined at 44, and both the X and the Y chromosomes have submedially situated centromeres. X is of medium size while Y is one of the smallest chromosomes of the complement. For practical purposes, the chromosomes have been divided into groups according to their appearance.

Zusammenfassung

Die Anzahl der Chromosomen bei dem Kaninchen wurde zu 44 festgestellt. Sowohl das X-Chromosom als das Y-Chromosom haben ein submediales gelegten Centromer. Das X-Chromosom ist von Mittelgrösse und das Y-Chromosom ein von den kleinsten Chromosomen in dem Komplement. Aus praktischem Grund sind die Chromosompaaren von ihren Aussehen in Gruppen eingeteilt.

Sammanfattning

Antalet kromosomer hos kanin bestämdes till 44, där både X- och Y-kromosomen har en submedialt belägen centromer. X är av medelstorlek, medan Y är en av de minsta kromosomerna i komplementet. Av praktiska skäl har kromosomparen efter sitt utseende indelats i grupper.

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    Ingemar Gustavsson

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Gustavsson, I. Somatic Chromosomes of the Rabbit. Acta Vet Scand 5, 362–369 (1964). https://doi.org/10.1186/BF03547389

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Acta Veterinaria Scandinavica

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