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Geographic Variation in the Sex Chromosomes of the West Malaysian House Shrew Suncus Murinus (Insectivora, Soricidae)

Three males and two females of the West Malaysian house shrew, Suncus murinus (Linnaeus), collected from Malacca appeared to be monomorphic. All individuals had 2n=40 comprising 12 pairs acrocentric, 4 pairs meta-/submeta-centric and 3 pairs subacrocentric autosomes, and meta/submeta-centric X and s...

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Main Author: Yong, Hoi Sen
Format: Article
Published: Taylor & Francis 1974
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Q Science (General)
QH Natural history
Online Access:http://eprints.um.edu.my/13268/
http://www.tandfonline.com/doi/abs/10.1080/00087114.1974.10796562#.VS9uP_B3s6k
http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/00087114.1974.10796562
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spelling my.um.eprints.132682019-12-05T04:05:07Z http://eprints.um.edu.my/13268/ Geographic Variation in the Sex Chromosomes of the West Malaysian House Shrew Suncus Murinus (Insectivora, Soricidae) Yong, Hoi Sen Q Science (General) QH Natural history Three males and two females of the West Malaysian house shrew, Suncus murinus (Linnaeus), collected from Malacca appeared to be monomorphic. All individuals had 2n=40 comprising 12 pairs acrocentric, 4 pairs meta-/submeta-centric and 3 pairs subacrocentric autosomes, and meta/submeta-centric X and submetacentric Y sex chromosomes. The autosome complement and the duplicate type X chromosome were similar to those with 2 n = 40 reported previously in West Malaysia. The Y chromosome, however, was larger and also differed in its morphology viz. submetacentric instead of metacentric. The West Malaysian taxon was compared with the taxa reported in India. Japan and South Vietnam, and the geographic variations discussed. Taylor & Francis 1974 Article PeerReviewed Yong, Hoi Sen (1974) Geographic Variation in the Sex Chromosomes of the West Malaysian House Shrew Suncus Murinus (Insectivora, Soricidae). Caryologia, 27 (1). pp. 65-71. ISSN 0008-7114 http://www.tandfonline.com/doi/abs/10.1080/00087114.1974.10796562#.VS9uP_B3s6k http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/00087114.1974.10796562
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topic Q Science (General)
QH Natural history
spellingShingle Q Science (General)
QH Natural history
Yong, Hoi Sen
Geographic Variation in the Sex Chromosomes of the West Malaysian House Shrew Suncus Murinus (Insectivora, Soricidae)
description Three males and two females of the West Malaysian house shrew, Suncus murinus (Linnaeus), collected from Malacca appeared to be monomorphic. All individuals had 2n=40 comprising 12 pairs acrocentric, 4 pairs meta-/submeta-centric and 3 pairs subacrocentric autosomes, and meta/submeta-centric X and submetacentric Y sex chromosomes. The autosome complement and the duplicate type X chromosome were similar to those with 2 n = 40 reported previously in West Malaysia. The Y chromosome, however, was larger and also differed in its morphology viz. submetacentric instead of metacentric. The West Malaysian taxon was compared with the taxa reported in India. Japan and South Vietnam, and the geographic variations discussed.
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author Yong, Hoi Sen
author_facet Yong, Hoi Sen
author_sort Yong, Hoi Sen
title Geographic Variation in the Sex Chromosomes of the West Malaysian House Shrew Suncus Murinus (Insectivora, Soricidae)
title_short Geographic Variation in the Sex Chromosomes of the West Malaysian House Shrew Suncus Murinus (Insectivora, Soricidae)
title_full Geographic Variation in the Sex Chromosomes of the West Malaysian House Shrew Suncus Murinus (Insectivora, Soricidae)
title_fullStr Geographic Variation in the Sex Chromosomes of the West Malaysian House Shrew Suncus Murinus (Insectivora, Soricidae)
title_full_unstemmed Geographic Variation in the Sex Chromosomes of the West Malaysian House Shrew Suncus Murinus (Insectivora, Soricidae)
title_sort geographic variation in the sex chromosomes of the west malaysian house shrew suncus murinus (insectivora, soricidae)
publisher Taylor & Francis
publishDate 1974
url http://eprints.um.edu.my/13268/
http://www.tandfonline.com/doi/abs/10.1080/00087114.1974.10796562#.VS9uP_B3s6k
http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/00087114.1974.10796562
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