Karyotype of Pipistrellus kuhlii (Kuhl, 1819) in Turkey (Mammalia: Chiroptera)

Türkiye’deki Pipistrellus kuhlii (Kuhl, 1819)’un karyolojisini incelemek için sekiz örneğin karyotipi yapılmıştır. Diploid kromozom sayısının 2n=44, temel kromozomların kol sayısının FN=54, otozomal kromozomların kol sayısının NFa=50 olduğu tespit edilmiştir. Kromozom setinde orta büyüklükte bir X ve küçük bir Y bulunmaktadır. İncelenen metafaz plaklarında orta boylu akrosentrik bir kromozom çiftinde ikincil bir boğuma rastlanmıştır.

Anahtar Kelimeler:

kromozom sayısı, Chiroptera, karyotip, Pipistrellus kuhli, kromozomlar

Türkiye' deki Pipistrellus kuhlii (Kuhl, 1819)' nin karyotipi (Mammalia: Chiroptera)

In order to investigate the conventional karyotype of Pipistrellus kuhlii (Kuhl, 1819) in Turkey, eight specimens were karyotyped. It was determined that diploid number was 2n=44, the fundamental number was FN=54, the number of the autosomal arms was NFa=50. In the chromosome set there was a medium sized metacentric X and small acrocentric Y. A secondary constriction on a medium-sized acrocentric pair was encountered in the metaphase spreads examined.

Keywords:

chromosome number, Chiroptera, karyotypes, Pipistrellus kuhli, chromosomes,

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