G- and C-banded karyotypes of Hazel Dormouse, Muscardinus avellanarius trapezius (Mammalia: Rodentia) in Turkey

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ŞEKEROĞLU V., KEFELİOĞLU H., ATLI ŞEKEROĞLU Z.

TURKISH JOURNAL OF ZOOLOGY, cilt.35, sa.3, ss.375-379, 2011 (SCI-Expanded) identifier identifier

  • Yayın Türü: Makale / Tam Makale
  • Cilt numarası: 35 Sayı: 3
  • Basım Tarihi: 2011
  • Doi Numarası: 10.3906/zoo-0907-95
  • Dergi Adı: TURKISH JOURNAL OF ZOOLOGY
  • Derginin Tarandığı İndeksler: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus, TR DİZİN (ULAKBİM)
  • Sayfa Sayıları: ss.375-379
  • Anahtar Kelimeler: Muscardinus avellanarius trapezius, cytogenetic, Turkey, CHROMOSOMES, GLIRIDAE
  • Ondokuz Mayıs Üniversitesi Adresli: Evet

Özet

The results of a karyological study on the hazel dormouse Muscardinus avellanarius trapezius from Turkey were presented in this study. Using conventional staining and G- and C-banding techniques, 10 specimens were cytogenetically studied. The G- and C-banding patterns of Turkish specimens of this subspecies were provided for the first time in this study. The karyotype was composed of 2n = 46, NF = 90 and NFa = 86. A secondary constriction was visible in one pair of metacentrics (no. 9). All of the chromosomes possessed heterochromatic bands in the centromeric and pericentromeric regions. The X chromosome was a medium-sized metacentric and the heterochromatic region was restricted to the centromere. The Y chromosome was a very small acrocentric and possessed small centromeric block of heterochromatic.