ANALYSIS OF MACROEVOLUTIONARY REARRANGEMENTS IN MAMMALIAN CHROMOSOMES

In the Institute of Cytology and Genetics, Siberian Division, Russian Academy of Sciences, detailed studies on chromosome sets of humans and domestic animals were initiated and supported by D.I. Belyaev and sta rted by S.I. Radzhabli. They believed that analysis of differentially stained chromosomes and mapping of the genomes of main commercial spec ies provide for a better understanding of the processes that occurred during their evolution and domestication. Several new approaches to st udying macroevolutionary karyotypic rearrangements associated with div ergence of remote taxa, such as primates and paridigitate ungulates, a re discussed.