A new cytotype (2n=46) of Nannospalax xanthodon from Turkey

0432263 - ÚBO 2015 RIV DE eng J - Journal Article
Arslan, A. - Zima, Jan - Yorulmaz, T. - Arslan, E.
A new cytotype (2n=46) of Nannospalax xanthodon from Turkey.
Zoology in the Middle East. Roč. 60, č. 4 (2014), s. 283-287. ISSN 0939-7140. E-ISSN 2326-2680
Institutional support: RVO:68081766
Keywords : Mole rats * Chromosomes * C-banding * NOR staining * Osmaniye * Anatolia
Subject RIV: EG - Zoology
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A new cytotype was found in a population of mole rats Nannospalax xanthodon from south-eastern Anatolia, Turkey. The karyotype contained 46 chromosomes and 66 autosomal arms (11 biarmed and 11 acrocentric autosomal pairs). The X chromosome was submetacentric and the Y chromosome small subtelocentric. Distinct dark C-bands were observed on all the biarmed chromosomes and on three pairs of acrocentric autosomes. The NORs were detected on the short arms of two subtelocentric pairs of autosomes. The published data indicate considerable chromosomal variation between populations of mole rats in south-eastern Anatolia. The finding of a karyotype with a unique chromosomal number in the karyologically well-studied region of south-eastern Anatolia indicates that the karyotype structuring between mole rat populations may be even more complex than previously realised.
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