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Caiman crocodilus Linnaeus

South American alligator, jacaré

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Chromosome atlas: Fish, Amphibians, Reptiles and Birds

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The karyotypes shown here were obtained from squash preparations of the spleen of young specimens. Both male and female have similar karyotypes; sex chromosome heteromorphism was not detected in either sex. The specimens were captured in the Amazonas region, in Brazil.

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  1. Atkin, N. B., Mattinson, G., Beak, W. and Ohno, S.: The comparative DNA content of 19 species of placental mammals, reptiles and birds. Chromosoma Berl. 17: 1, 1965.

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  1. Serviço De Genética, Instituto Butantan, Caixa Postal 65, São Paulo, Brazil

    Maria Luiza Beçak & Willy Beçak

  2. Department of Zoology, University of Maine, 04473, Orono, Maine, USA

    Franklin L. Roberts

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

    Robert N. Shoffner

  4. Department of Biology, Tulane University, 70118, New Orleans, Louisiana, USA

    E. Peter Volpe

  5. Department of Obstetrics & Gynecology, School of Medicine, University of California, 92037, San Diego,La Jolla, California, USA

    Kurt Benirschke

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

    T. C. Hsu

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  1. Serviço De Genética, Instituto Butantan, Caixa Postal 65, São Paulo, Brazil

    Maria Luiza Beçak  & Willy Beçak  & 

  2. Department of Zoology, University of Maine, 04473, Orono, Maine, USA

    Franklin L. Roberts

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

    Robert N. Shoffner

  4. Department of Biology, Tulane University, 70118, New Orleans, Louisiana, USA

    E. Peter Volpe

  5. Department of Obstetrics & Gynecology, School of Medicine, University of California, 92037, San Diego,La Jolla, California, USA

    Kurt Benirschke

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

    T. C. Hsu

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Beçak, M.L. et al. (1971). Caiman crocodilus Linnaeus. 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_38

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