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The karyotypes presented here came from short term blood cultures. The female is heterogametic, the sex chromosomes ZW correspond to the 4th pair of macrochromosomes. Both specimens were captured in Brazil, the male in São Paulo. Both are preserved in the Collection of the Instituto Butantan.
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Beçak, M.L. et al. (1971). Chironius bicarinatus Wied. In: Beçak, M.L., et al. Chromosome atlas: Fish, Amphibians, Reptiles and Birds. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-662-38220-2_29
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