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Whole-arm reciprocal translocation in a hybrid population of Sorex araneus

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A whole-arm reciprocal translocation (WART) between the metacentric chromosomes af and hk is described for a single hybrid between chromosome races Drnholec and Łęgucki Młyn. This translocation resulted in the metacentric chromosomes ah and fk, previously unknown in Sorex araneus. This study provides a description of an unambiguous case of a WART in S. araneus, a phenomenon that has recently been suggested to play a significant role in generating of chromosome races in this species.

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WART:

whole-arm reciprocal translocation

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We are grateful to Professor J. B. Searle and Dr. P. D. Polly for valuable comments and improving our English. We also thank two anonymous reviewers for helpful comments on the manuscript as well as P. Rode MSc for his assistance in trapping shrews. The study was supported by the Polish State Committee for Scientific Research within the grants 6 P204 034 05 and 6 PO4c 035 15.

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This article is dedicated to Professor Alina Myrcha, founder and former director of Institute of Biology, University of Białystok, to commemorate her retirement.

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Fedyk, S., Chętnicki, W. Whole-arm reciprocal translocation in a hybrid population of Sorex araneus . Chromosome Res 17, 451–454 (2009). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10577-009-9036-z

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