Sister chromatid exchange in the goat (Capra hircus)
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Analysis of Chromosome Segregation, Histone Acetylation, and Spindle Morphology in Horse Oocytes
Published on: May 11, 2017
G P Di Meo1, L Iannuzzi, A Perucatti
1CNR-IABBAM, Naples, Italy.
Abstract:
Lymphocyte cells from 30 Maltese and Syrian derivative goats (13 males and 17 females) reared in southern Italy underwent sister chromatid exchange (SCE) test. For the 902 cells we studied, the SCE-mean values were 6.6 +/- 3.0 per cell for both breeds. The SCE-frequency did not follow a Poisson distribution. The simultaneous visualization of SCEs and G-bands in the lightly stained chromatid allowed the study of SCE-distribution in chromosomes 1 and X. The number of SCEs in chromosome 1 was significantly higher (P > 0.001) than expected from relative chromosome length. No statistical differences between the numbers of SCEs in the active (early-replicating) and inactive (late-replicating) X-chromosomes of female cells were found.
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