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4 species of the genusGerbillus have been studied by the author; two belong to the usual schemeX-Y, X-X, two are provided with multiple sex-chromosomes.Gerbillus gerbillus ♂ shows at the first metaphase a sexual trivalentX-Y 1 Y 2 and 20 autosomal bivalents. The diploïd number is 43. As expected, there is two types of metaphases II, with 21 and 22 elements respectively. The diploid number of the ♀ is 42 (twoX).
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R. Matthey, Arch. J.-Klaus-Stift. Vererbungsforsch.27 (1952); Rev. suisse Zool.60 (1953); Caryologia6, 1954).
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Matthey, R. Un cas nouveau de chromosomes sexuels multiples dans le genreGerbillus (Rodential - Muridae - Gerbillinae). Experientia 10, 464–465 (1954). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02170402
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