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Twinning in the karyotype I night monkey ( Aotus nancymai )
Author(s) -
Málaga Carlos A.,
Weller Richard E.,
Buschbom Ray L.
Publication year - 1991
Publication title -
journal of medical primatology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.31
H-Index - 42
eISSN - 1600-0684
pISSN - 0047-2565
DOI - 10.1111/j.1600-0684.1991.tb00553.x
Subject(s) - karyotype , biology , offspring , pregnancy , zoology , genetics , chromosome , gene
A case of successful survival of twins in a Karyotype I (2n = 54) night monkey ( Aotus nancymai ) is described. Monthly weights of the pregnant female, and of the twins, are compared to those of pregnant females and their single birth offspring of the same sex and karyotype.