Resolution and evolution of the duck-billed platypus karyotype with an X1Y1X2Y2X3Y3X4Y4X5Y5 male sex chromosome constitution

The platypus (2 n = 52) has a complex karyotype that has been controversial over the last three decades. The presence of unpaired chromosomes and an unknown sex-determining system especially has defied attempts at conventional analysis. This article reports on the preparation of chromosome-specific...

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Veröffentlicht in:	Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences - PNAS 2004-11, Vol.101 (46), p.16257-16261
Hauptverfasser:	Rens, Willem, Grützner, Frank, O'Brien, Patricia C. M., Fairclough, Helen, Graves, Jennifer A. M., Ferguson-Smith, Malcolm A.
Format:	Artikel
Sprache:	eng
Schlagworte:	Animals Biological Evolution Biological Sciences Chromosome Painting Chromosome Pairing Chromosomes Classification Dosage Compensation, Genetic Female Genetics Identification Karyotyping Male Mammals Models, Genetic Platypus - genetics Sex Determination Processes X Chromosome - genetics Y Chromosome - genetics
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