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Orcinus orca (Killer whale)

2n = 44

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An Atlas of Mammalian Chromosomes

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These karyotypes are gifts of Dr. Deborah D. Kulu, Los Angeles, California, and her colleagues.

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  1. Carr, D.H., Singh, R.P., Miller, I.R. and McGeer, P.L.: The chromosome complement of the Pacific killer whale (Orcinus rectipinna). Mammalian Chromosomes Newsletter No. 22:208, 1966.

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  1. Section of Cytology, Department of Biology, The University of Texas M. D. Anderson Hospital and Tumor Institute, Houston, Texas, USA

    T. C. Hsu

  2. Department of Obstetrics & Gynecology, School of Medicine, University of California, San Diego, La Jolla, California, USA

    Kurt Benirschke

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Hsu, T.C., Benirschke, K. (1973). Orcinus orca (Killer whale). In: An Atlas of Mammalian Chromosomes. Springer, New York, NY. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4612-9826-7_30

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