Centric fusion polymorphism in Romney Marsh sheep of England
- 1 January 1978
- journal article
- research article
- Published by Oxford University Press (OUP) in Journal of Heredity
- Vol. 69 (1) , 8-10
- https://doi.org/10.1093/oxfordjournals.jhered.a108887
Abstract
A chromosome survey is described of 158 sheep of the Romney Marsh or Kent breed in England. A Robert sonian translocation was found and identified by G-banding as identical to the t1 described only in New Zealand Romney sheep. It was present in three of five flocks sampled. Both heterozygous animals and a homozygous animal were identified and these findings are discussed in relation to their possible use in understand ing the overall significance of such translocations in domestic sheep.This publication has 0 references indexed in Scilit: