Comparative Morphometric Analysis of Primate Chromosomes. II. The Chromosomes of the GeneraMacaca, Papio, TheropithecusandCercocebus

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Abstract
The chromosomes of nearly all species of Monkeys belonging to the gener Macaca, Papio, Theropithecus and Cercocebus have been studied from a comparative morphometric point of View. All the species of these genera have a diploid number of chromosomes of 2n=42. Some differences in the chromosomes size and morphology of the different species have been found. They should be explained with inversion and translocation mechanisms. The comparative studies of the chromosomes in the different genera have revealed that the karyotype of Macaca, and Papio, Papio and Theropithecus are more similar that those of Cercocebus and Theropithecus.