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The karyotypes shown came from short term blood culture (female) and squash preparation of intestine (male). The female is heterogametic, the fourth pair of macrochromosomes consists of the sex chromosomes ZZ in the male and ZW in the female.
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Beçak, W., Beçak, M. L. and Nazareth, H. R. S.: Evolution and sex chromosomes in Serpentes. Mem. Inst. Butantan, Simp. int. 33: 151, 1966.
Beçak, W. and Beçak, M. L.: Cytotaxonomy and chromosomal evolution in Serpentes. Cytogenetics 8: 247, 1969.
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Beçak, M.L., Beçak, W., Roberts, F.L., Shoffner, R.N., Volpe, E.P. (1973). Philodryas serra (Schlegel) (Cobra cipó) 2n = 28. In: Beçak, M.L., Beçak, W., Roberts, F.L., Shoffner, R.N., Volpe, E.P. (eds) Chromosome Atlas: Fish, Amphibians, Reptiles, and Birds. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-65751-1_24
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