C-Banded Karyotype and Nucleolar Organizer Regions (NORs) of Wild Boar, Sus scrofa (Artiodactyla: Suidae) from Anatolia

Authors : Atilla ARSLAN, İrfan ALBAYRAK

Pages : 29-33

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Publication Date : 2009-12-01

Article Type : Research Paper

Abstract :The present study reports the karyotype, C-banding, and nucleolar organizer regions insert ignore into journalissuearticles values(NORs); of 6 Sus scrofa insert ignore into journalissuearticles values(Linnaeus, 1758); males from Anatolia. The karyotype of S. scrofa comprised insert ignore into journalissuearticles values(2n); 38 chromosomes, the number of chromosomal arms insert ignore into journalissuearticles values(FN); was 64, and the number of autosomal arms insert ignore into journalissuearticles values(FNa); was 60. C-positive regions appeared to be restricted to the centromeric regions of autosomes 1, and 13-18, and the entire long arm of the Y chromosome. Some autosomes had very slight C-bands. The X chromosome appeared to be entirely euchromatic. NORs were identified by the silver-staining technique and were observed on secondary constriction sites of 2 metacentric chromosomes pairs.
Keywords : Sus scrofa, wild boar, cytogenetic, Anatolia