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Chromosome Atlas: Fish, Amphibians, Reptiles, and Birds

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Abstract

The karyotypes displayed were obtained from squash preparations of the spleen. Both male (top) and female (bottom) have similar karyotypes. Heteromorphic sex chromosomes were not found in somatic and germ cells in either sex. The medium size chromosomes of pair 7 bear satellites on the short arm.

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    Kurt Benirschke M.D.

  2. Section of Cell Biology, M. D. Anderson Hospital, Houston, Texas, 77025, USA

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  3. Servico De Genetica, Instituto Butantan, Caixa Postal 65, Sao Paulo, Brazil

    Maria Luiza Beçak & Willy Beçak

  4. M. D. Anderson Hospital and Tumor Institute, Texas Medical Center, Houston, Texas, 77025, USA

    T. R. Chen Ph.D.

  5. Department of Animal Science, University of Minnesota, St. Paul, Minnesota, 55101, USA

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Benirschke, K., Hsu, T.C., Beçak, M.L., Beçak, W., Chen, T.R., Shoffner, R.N. (1975). Anura. In: Benirschke, K., Hsu, T.C., Beçak, M.L., Beçak, W., Chen, T.R., Shoffner, R.N. (eds) Chromosome Atlas: Fish, Amphibians, Reptiles, and Birds. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-66097-9_3

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