Nucleolar organizer regions in Mesocricetus brandti (Nehring, 1898) (Mammalia: Rodentia) from the Yozgat and Tokat provinces of Turkey

Authors

NURSEL BAYDEMİR

DOI

10.3906/zoo-1006-35

Abstract

Mesocricetus brandti possesses a diploid chromosome number of 2n = 42, a fundamental number of NF = 82, and a fundamental number of autosomal arms of NFa = 78. The chromosome set consists of 17 meta-submetacentric pairs, 2 subtelocentric pairs, and 1 acrocentric pair. The X chromosome is large and metacentric while the Y is medium-sized and metacentric. The nucleolar organizer regions were located at the telomeric region of 7 biarmed autosomes and at the centromeric region of 1 acrocentric autosome.

Keywords

Turkish hamster, AgNO3 banding, karyology, Turkey

First Page

255

Last Page

257

Recommended Citation

BAYDEMİR, NURSEL (2012) "Nucleolar organizer regions in Mesocricetus brandti (Nehring, 1898) (Mammalia: Rodentia) from the Yozgat and Tokat provinces of Turkey," Turkish Journal of Zoology: Vol. 36: No. 2, Article 13. https://doi.org/10.3906/zoo-1006-35
Available at: https://journals.tubitak.gov.tr/zoology/vol36/iss2/13