Karyotype relationship among four species of Spiny mice (Acomys, Rodentia)

Authors
Kunze, B Dieterlen, F Traut, W Winking, H
Citation
B. Kunze et al., Karyotype relationship among four species of Spiny mice (Acomys, Rodentia), Z SAUGETIER, 64(4), 1999, pp. 220-229
Citations number
19
Categorie Soggetti
Animal Sciences
Journal title
ZEITSCHRIFT FUR SAUGETIERKUNDE-INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF MAMMALIAN BIOLOGY
ISSN journal
00443468 → ACNP
Volume
64
Issue
4
Year of publication
1999
Pages
220 - 229
Database
ISI
SICI code
0044-3468(199908)64:4<220:KRAFSO>2.0.ZU;2-2
Abstract
G-banded karyotypes of four species of the genus Acomys from different loca lities are described: Acomys cahirinus from Egypt, A. cineraceus from the S udan, A. dimidiatus from Israel and A. minous from Crete. Diploid chromosom e numbers vary considerably among these species, ranging from 2n = 36 to 2n = 50. The variation is due to Robertsonian fusions and/or fissions. We con structed a maximum parsimony tree using the common Robertsonian metacentric s as characters.