Open AccessThe chromosomes of two horse × zebra hybrids; E. caballus × E. grevyi and E. burchelli
Author(s) -
BREEN MATTHEW,
GILL JOHN J. B.
Publication year - 1991
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.1601-5223.1991.tb03552.x
Subject(s) - equus , biology , equidae , hybrid , zebra (computer) , horse , zoology , chromosome , equus asinus , peregrinus , genetics , chromosome number , ploidy , evolutionary biology , karyotype , botany , ecology , gene , donkey , paleontology , computer science , operating system
The first detailed cytogenetic studies of male hybrids resulting from the matings of a male Grevy zebra ( Equus grevyi ) with a female domestic horse ( Equus caballus ) and a male African Plains zebra ( E. burchelli ) with a female domestic horse are presented. The study shows the dissimilarities between the chromosome complements of the parental species. Banding techniques were used to enable the separation of the hybrid chromosome complements into the haploid sets of each parent.