Resolution and evolution of the duck-billed platypus karyotype with an X(1)Y(1)X(2)Y(2)X(3)Y(3)X(4)Y(4)X(5)Y(5) male sex chromosome constitution

The platypus (2n = 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 p...

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Main Authors: Rens, Willem, Grützner, Frank, O'Brien, Patricia C. M., Fairclough, Helen, Graves, Jennifer A. M., Ferguson-Smith, Malcolm A.
Format: Artigo
Language:Inglês
Published: National Academy of Sciences 2004
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Biological Sciences
Online Access:https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC528943/
https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/15534209
https://ncbi.nlm.nih.govhttp://dx.doi.org/10.1073/pnas.0405702101
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