• DOI:10.1159/000056992
Corpus ID: 23529399

Comparative cytogenetics of the African elephant (Loxodonta africana) and Asiatic elephant (Elephas maximus)

@article{Houck2001ComparativeCO,
  title={Comparative cytogenetics of the African elephant (Loxodonta africana) and Asiatic elephant (Elephas maximus)},
  author={M. L. Houck and A. T. Kumamoto and D. Gallagher and K. Benirschke},
  journal={Cytogenetic and Genome Research},
  year={2001},
  volume={93},
  pages={249 - 252}
}

M.L. Houck, A.T. Kumamoto, +1 author K. Benirschke

Published 2001

Biology, Medicine

Cytogenetic and Genome Research

G- and C-banded karyotypes of the two extant species of the mammalian order Proboscidea are presented for the first time. Chromosome complements were 2n = 56 in both Loxodonta africana and Elephas maximus. Comparisons between the species demonstrated a high level of chromosome band homology, with 26 conserved autosomal pairs. The normal diploid karyotype of L. africana had 25 acrocentric/telocentric and two metacentric/submetacentric autosomal pairs. E. maximus differed by having one less… CONTINUE READING

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