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A cytogenetic study of subfertility in the domestic cat (Felis catus)
Authors:N A Berepubo
Abstract:The chromosomes of cat embryos derived from three subfertile queens were studied 4 weeks postcoitum. The incidence of spontaneous chromosome anomalies was 15% and type of abnormality observed was autosomal mosaicism. The significance of this finding and the developmental fate of the chromosomally aberrant embryos is discussed. The absence of polyploidy and (nonmosaic) autosomal trisomy, which are the most common observations in previous studies on mammalian embryos, suggests that the difference between the present observations and previous studies may be related to the difference in gestational stage studied, or to the difference in ovulatory patterns between domestic cats and other mammals. Polyploidy through ageing of the gametes is less likely in the cat than in spontaneous ovulators since ovulation in cats is induced only after coitus. It is speculated that chromosome analysis of earlier stages of embryonic development may reveal more severe forms of karyotype alteration.
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