Genetic variation in the African rodent subfamily Otomyinae (Muridae). III. Karyotype and allozymes of the ice rat, Otomys sloggetti robertsi. |
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| Authors: | G Contrafatto G K Campbell P J Taylor V Goossens K Willan J A Meester |
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| Institution: | Biology Department, University of Natal, Durban, South Africa. |
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| Abstract: | Results of chromosome G- and C-banding studies on 12 specimens of the ice rat, Otomys sloggetti robertsi, from three localities and allozyme analyses of seven individuals from two localities are reported. The subspecies karyotype contains 42, mostly acrocentric, chromosomes. No chromosomal variation was detected among animals from these localities. Allozyme analysis tentatively suggested a limited gene flow between the two populations examined. |
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