Comparison of the Chromosome Banding Pattern in the 2n=56 Cytotypes of Nannospalax leucodon and N. xanthodon from Turkey

We present the karyotype characteristics of five cytotypes of mole rats (Nannospalax) with 56 chromosomes revealed by the C-banding and AgNOR staining analyses. We attempt to investigate if the specific distinction between the populations from Thrace (N. leucodon) and Anatolia (N. xanthodon) is refl...

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Main Authors: Atilla Arslan, Apdil Arısoy, Jan Zima
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Hindawi Limited 2014-01-01
Series:The Scientific World Journal
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2014/121690