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One pair of autosomes possesses a deep secondary constriction, arranged here as the 7th pair. The constriction is not obvious in this particular female.
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Hsu, T.C., Benirschke, K. (1973). Pteropus giganteus (Flying fox). In: An Atlas of Mammalian Chromosomes. Springer, New York, NY. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4612-9826-7_4
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