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A 37XO chromosome complement in a kitten
Author(s) -
LONG SUSAN E.,
BEREPUBO N. AMAITAR
Publication year - 1980
Publication title -
journal of small animal practice
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.7
H-Index - 67
eISSN - 1748-5827
pISSN - 0022-4510
DOI - 10.1111/j.1748-5827.1980.tb01366.x
Subject(s) - kitten , complement (music) , karyotype , medicine , spina bifida , genetics , chromosome , spina bifida occulta , phenotype , biology , cats , gene , complementation
In two kittens from the same litter with spina bifida and meningocoele the phenotypic male was found to have a normal 38XY chromosome complement whilst the phenotypic female had a 37XO chromosome complement. It was concluded that the spina bifida condition was due to the manx ancestry and not to the 37XO karyotype. The possible effect of the XO complement in cats is discussed.