The hypothetical Old-Northern chromosome race of Sorex araneus found in the Ural Mts

Chromosomes of two populations of the common shrew, Sorex araneus L. (Mammalia, Insectivora, Soricidae), from the northern Ural Mts. were investigated. In both sites, homozygous, all-metacentric autosomal complements were revealed, with the autosomal arm combinations af, bc, go, hn, ip, jl, km, qr,...

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Published in:Annales zoologici fennici 1997-01, Vol.34 (2), p.139-142
Main Authors: Polyakov, Andrei V., Borodin, Pavel M., Lukáčová, Lenka, Searle, Jeremy B., Zima, Jan
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Chromosome polymorphism
Chromosome translocation
Chromosomes
Evolution
Karyotype
Shrews
Sorex araneus
Terminology
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Summary:Chromosomes of two populations of the common shrew, Sorex araneus L. (Mammalia, Insectivora, Soricidae), from the northern Ural Mts. were investigated. In both sites, homozygous, all-metacentric autosomal complements were revealed, with the autosomal arm combinations af, bc, go, hn, ip, jl, km, qr, tu. This karyotype is identical to that predicted by Halkka et al. (1994) as the hypothetical "Old-Northern" race connecting the northern and eastern ratial groups of Sorex araneus in Eurasia.
ISSN:0003-455X
1797-2450