The Journal of Heredity 1988:79(1):33-36
© 1988 The American Genetic Association 79:33-36
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A New Case of Robertsonian Translocation in Cattle
Ecole Nationale Vétérinaire Toulouse, France
INRA, Centre de Recherche de Jouy Jouy-en-Josas, France
Address reprint requests to Dr. Popescu, INRA, Centre de Recherche de Jouy, Laboratoire de Cytogénétique, F 78350, Jouy-en-Josas, France.
Abstract
A new Robertsonian translocation was found in several animals of the Blonde d'Aquitaine breed. The fused chromosome analyzed by G- and R-banding results from the fusion of chromosomes 21 and 27. C-banding suggests that the fused chromosome is dicentric.