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The X chromosome is slightly smaller than the large subtelocentric autosomal pair, but its short arm is slightly longer than that of the autosomes. The morphology of the Y chromosome is unique. Identification of both the X and the Y is unequivocal.
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Hsu, T.C. and Arrighi, F.E.: Chromosomal evolution in the genus Peromyscus (Cricetidae, Rodentia). Cytogenetics 5: 355, 1966.
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Hsu, T.C., Benirschke, K. (1968). Peromyscus boylii (Bush mouse). In: An Atlas of Mammalian Chromosomes. Springer, New York, NY. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4615-6424-9_15
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