CHROMOSOMES OF THE SAND RAT (PSAMMOMYS OBESUS)
- 1 December 1966
- journal article
- research article
- Published by Canadian Science Publishing in Canadian Journal of Genetics and Cytology
- Vol. 8 (4) , 756-758
- https://doi.org/10.1139/g66-090
Abstract
The sand rat (Psammomys obesus) has a diploid chromosome number of 48. There are 3 pairs of large sub-metacentric autosomes, 9 pairs of medium and small metacentric autosomes and 11 telecentric autosomes, as well as the pair of sex chromosomes. No chromosomal features could be identified that seem to bear on the tendency of this species to develop diabetes mellitus as compared with other diabetic-prone animals.This publication has 5 references indexed in Scilit:
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