<abstract xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml"><p>The syntenic conservation nature of some chromosomes enables the use of several molecular  probes obtained from one species of animals to detect homologous DNA segments in other species.  The aim of this study was to analyse homology between sex chromosomes in several species belonging  to the suborder Ruminantia (sheep - Ovis aries, fallow deer - Dama dama, aoudad - Ammotragus  lervia, red deer - Cervus elaphus) using bovine heterosome painting probes in FISH technique.  The results obtained showed strong red fluorescence signals in small metacentric heterosomes Y and distinct yellow-green signals in large acrocentric chromosomes X of all compared species.</p></abstract>

The syntenic conservation nature of some chromosomes enables the use of several molecular  probes obtained from one species of animals to detect homologous DNA segments in other species.  The aim of this study was to analyse homology between sex chromosomes in several species belonging  to the suborder Ruminantia (sheep - Ovis aries, fallow deer - Dama dama, aoudad - Ammotragus  lervia, red deer - Cervus elaphus) using bovine heterosome painting probes in FISH technique.  The results obtained showed strong red fluorescence signals in small metacentric heterosomes Y and distinct yellow-green signals in large acrocentric chromosomes X of all compared species.

Comparative sex chromosome hybridizations in Ruminantia

Department of Animal Cytogenetics and Molecular Genetics, National Research Institute of Animal Production, 32-083 Balice n. Kraków, Poland

Department of Pig Breeding and Production Technology, University of Life Sciences, Akademicka 13, 20-950 Lublin, Poland

Annals of Animal Science

{"article-title":"Comparative sex chromosome hybridizations in Ruminantia"}

The syntenic conservation nature of some chromosomes enables the use of several molecular  probes obtained from one species of animals to detect homologous DNA...

Comparative sex chromosome hybridizations in Ruminantia

Published Online: Nov 09, 2012

Page range: 495 - 500

DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/v10220-012-0041-3

Keywords
Ruminantia, genetic conservatism, sex chromosomes, bovine heterosome probes, FISH

This content is open access.

Comparative sex chromosome hybridizations in Ruminantia

Published Online: Nov 09, 2012

Page range: 495 - 500

DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/v10220-012-0041-3

KeywordsRuminantia, genetic conservatism, sex chromosomes, bovine heterosome probes, FISH

This content is open access.

Keywords
Ruminantia, genetic conservatism, sex chromosomes, bovine heterosome probes, FISH