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An intriguing Y chromosome in Heteromys anomalus (Rodentia, Heteromyidae)
M Schmid1, C Steinlein, W Feichtinger
1Department of Human Genetics, University of Würzburg, Federal Republic of Germany.
Hereditas
|January 1, 1992
Abstract:
The mitotic chromosomes of the pocket mouse Heteromys anomalus (Rodentia, Heteromyidae) from Venezuela were analyzed by means of conventional staining and various banding techniques. The karyotype of this species is distinguished by a Y chromosome with exceptional banding properties. The very large heterochromatic Y long arm shows a remarkable bright quinacrine fluorescence, but only moderate or dull fluorescence when labeled with other AT base pair-specific fluorochromes. The implications of these findings are discussed.