Open AccessG‐banded karyotypes of three Galliformes species, Domestic Fowl ( Gallus domesticus ), Quail ( Coturnix coturnix japonica ), and Turkey ( Meleagris gallopavo )
Author(s) -
RYTTMAN HANS,
TEGELSTRÖM HÅKAN
Publication year - 1981
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.1601-5223.1981.tb01749.x
Subject(s) - galliformes , meleagris gallopavo , coturnix coturnix , quail , biology , fowl , zoology , karyotype , coturnix japonica , japonica , pheasant , chromosome , coturnix , veterinary medicine , genetics , ecology , botany , gene , medicine
G‐banded karyotypes of three Galliformes species, the Domestic Fowl ( Gallus domesticus ), the Quail ( Coturnix coturnix japonica ) and the Turkey ( Meleagris gallopavo ), are presented. The species have different G‐banded karyotypes. The Quail differs from the other species with respect to a pericentric inversion in chromosome 1, and the Turkey differs from the other species with respect to chromosome 2 which has split into two chromosomes (centric fission). The evolutionary consequences of these rearrangements are discussed.