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Marek Switonski1, Izabela Szczerbal, Anna Skorczyk
1Department of Genetics and Animal Breeding, August Cieszkowski Agricultural University of Poznań, Poland. switonsk@jay.au.poznan.pl
Journal of Applied Genetics
|November 18, 2003
Abstract:
A new case of a Robertsonian translocation diagnosed in an infertile bitch of West Highland White Terrier breed is reported. Cytogenetic analyses were performed with the use of Giemsa staining, Q-, C- and Ag-I banding techniques and FISH with canine whole X chromosome paint. The karyotype of this bitch was described as 77,XX der (8;14)(q10;q10).
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