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A new population of Mus musculus domesticus showing Robertsonian translocations (2n = 22) has been identified in Tunisia. Mice carried 9 pairs of Robertsonian translocations: Rb(1.11), Rb(2.16), Rb(3.12), Rb(4.6), Rb(5.14), Rb(7.18), Rb(8.9), Rb(10.17) and Rb(13.15). Five of the nine translocations are not known to occur elsewhere. In two populations only 2n = 22 mice were present, whereas in a third one a mixture of karyotypes (2n = 22, 38, 39, 40) was found. The slight electrophoretic differentiation observed for other Robertsonian populations as well as the hybrid nature of the karyotypically heterogeneous populations are confirmed. Allele frequency differences between the 2n = 22 and 2n = 40 mice in the latter population show that local electrophoretic differentiation exists and allow to compare chromosome flow and gene flow. The presence of a chromosome-1 polymorphism for additional fragments of heterochromatin present in the Robertsoman population provides a convenient marker of recombinational events in the hybrid zone.
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Saïd, K., Jacquart, T., Montgelard, C. et al. Robertsonian house mouse populations in Tunisia: A karyological and biochemical study. Genetica 68, 151–156 (1986). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02424412
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