Banded Karyotype of Mus musculus (Rodentia: Muridae) from Central Black Sea Region in Turkey

Yıl 2014, Cilt: 8 Sayı: 3, 28 - 31, 01.11.2014

Nursel AŞAN Baydemir Ayşe Merve Karöz

Öz

The G -, C - and Ag - NOR banding of Mus musculus from central Black sea region in Turkey were presented. Standard karyotype of the house mouse was 2n = 40, NF = 40 and NFa = 38. The G-banding of the standard karyotype were similar to the ones given for the species. In addition to the standard karyotype, a metacentric pair was also detected (2n = 36, NF = 38, NFa = 36) in one specimen. Dark stained constitutive heterochromatin blocks were observed in the pericentromeric regions of the acrocentrics including the X chromosome. Two pairs of NOR - bearing chromosomes were also determined in the chromosome set

Anahtar Kelimeler

House mouse, constitutive heterochromatin, NORs, secondary constriction, Turkey