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The diploid chromosome number is 2n=38. The fundamental number is 70. The autosomes consist of 11 pairs of metacentric, 5 pairs of submetacentric and 2 pairs of acrocentric chromosomes. The sex chromosomes are both acrocentric, the X-chromosome is the largest.
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This research (Zoo/1402/11) was supported by the Research Center, College of Science, Kind Saud University, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.
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Al-Saleh, A.A. Cytological studies of certain desert mammals of Saudi Arabia 6.. First report on chromosome number and karyotype of Acomys dimidiatus . Genetica 76, 3–5 (1988). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00126004
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