Open AccessNomenclature for G‐bands in rat chromosomes
Author(s) -
LEVAN GÖRAN
Publication year - 1974
Publication title -
hereditas
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.819
H-Index - 50
eISSN - 1601-5223
pISSN - 0018-0661
DOI - 10.1111/j.1601-5223.1974.tb01352.x
Subject(s) - biology , nomenclature , karyotype , chromosome , genetics , giemsa stain , zoology , gene , taxonomy (biology)
In many types of chromosomal work the need for chromosome banding nomenclature is obvious. A well‐developed nomenclature system already exists for human chromosomes and in the present communication an attempt is made to adapt this system to the chromosomes of the laboratory rat. The Giemsa bands of the rat karyotype are described and numbered and examples are given of the application of the system to marker chromosomes from induced rat sarcomas. The use of chromosome banding, especially in relation to cancer chromosomes, is discussed.