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Comparative study of G- and C-banded chromosomes of five species of Microtidae

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G-banded karyotypes were compared in the following species of Microtidae: Microtus nivalis; M. cabrerae; M. arvalis and Arvicola sapidus. Previous observations on A. sapidus and A. terrestris (Díaz de la Guardia & Pretel, Caryologia 32: 183–189, 1979) were also incorporated in this study. The results show that Robertsonian translocations and pericentric inversions are common mechanisms involved in the karyotypic evolution of this group. Interspecific differences in C-banding patterns were also analyzed. Using the karyograph method (Imai et al., Am. Nat. 121: 477–488, 1983), the evolutionary distances of the karyotypes were estimated, and an attempt was made to establish a presumptive phylogenetic tree.

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    M. Burgos, R. Jiménez & R. Diaz de la Guardia

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Burgos, M., Jiménez, R. & Diaz de la Guardia, R. Comparative study of G- and C-banded chromosomes of five species of Microtidae. Genetica 78, 3–12 (1986). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00058668

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