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The chromosomes of the domestic chicken

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  1. (1)

    The diploid number in the chicken is 66 plus or minus two.

  2. (2)

    The haploid number is 33 plus or minus one.

  3. (3)

    There is a very great difference in size between the largest and the smallest chromosomes with every gradation in between.

  4. (4)

    The largest pair of chromosomes in the male is represented by a single element in the female. These are regarded as sex-chromosomes.

  5. (5)

    No sign of aW-chromosome was observed.

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  1. Department of Zoology and Comparative Anatomy, University College, London

    M. J. D. White (Derby Scholar)

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White, M.J.D. The chromosomes of the domestic chicken. Journ. of Genetics 26, 345–350 (1932). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02984494

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