Cytogenetic Characteristics of Microtus guentheri, Microtus arvalis sensu lato and Microtus majori (Mammalia: Rodentia) From Turkey: Constitutive Heterochromatin Distribution

Ahmet Yesari Selçuk; Mehmet Akif Bilir; Haluk Kefelioğlu

doi:10.18016/ksutarimdoga.vi.542371

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Cytogenetic Characteristics of Microtus guentheri, Microtus arvalis sensu lato and Microtus majori (Mammalia: Rodentia) From Turkey: Constitutive Heterochromatin Distribution

Abstract

Conventionally stained and C- banded karyotypes of Guenther’s vole (Microtus guentheri), Major's pine vole (Microtus majori) and Common vole (Microtus arvalis) were studied from Turkey. Diploid chromosome numbers of M. guentheri, M. arvalis and M. majori were found as 2n=54 and NFa=52, 2n=46 and NFa=68 and 2n=54 and NFa=56, respectively. All chromosomes of M. guentheri were pericentromeric C- band. In Microtus arvalis (obscurus cytotype) and Microtus majori karyotypes, autosomal chromosomes were heterochromatin C band positive and negative band. In M. arvalis (obscurus cytotype), sex chromosome was C band negative. In this study, heterozygote chromosome was not found in the obtained autosomal chromosome set of M. arvalis. M. majori has enlarged heterochromatin block from centromere to telomere on the long arm of X chromosome. Y chromosome was completely heterochromatin.

Keywords

Common vole,C- banding,Guenther’s vole,Major's pine vole,Obscurus cytotype

Thanks

This study was conducted after permission was obtained from the Ondokuz Mayıs University Local Ethics Committee for Animal Experiments (permission number: B.30.2.ODM.0.20.09.00-050.04-56). The wild animals used in the study were obtained within the scope of ‘National Biological Variation Inventory and Monitoring Project (UBENIS)’ conducted by the Ministry of Forestry and Water Management. We would like to thank the employees in the Ministry of Forestry and Water Management Kars branch Office for their contribution in the field studies.

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Ahmet Yesari Selçuk ^*
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Mehmet Akif Bilir
0000-0002-6835-9154
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Haluk Kefelioğlu
0000-0002-7421-6037
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December 31, 2019

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March 20, 2019

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August 5, 2019

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Selçuk, A. Y., Bilir, M. A., & Kefelioğlu, H. (2019). Cytogenetic Characteristics of Microtus guentheri, Microtus arvalis sensu lato and Microtus majori (Mammalia: Rodentia) From Turkey: Constitutive Heterochromatin Distribution. Kahramanmaraş Sütçü İmam Üniversitesi Tarım Ve Doğa Dergisi, 22, 395-400. https://doi.org/10.18016/ksutarimdoga.vi.542371

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Cytogenetic Characteristics of Microtus guentheri, Microtus arvalis sensu lato and Microtus majori (Mammalia: Rodentia) From Turkey: Constitutive Heterochromatin Distribution

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Kars ve Iğdır İllerinin Memeli Faunası (Eulipotyphla, Rodentia, Lagomorpha, Carnivora,Cetartiodactyla) ve Türlerin Koruma Statüleri

Integrative studies of Microtus hartingi and Microtus guentheri (Cricetidae, Arvicolinae) and taxonomic problem of Microtus elbeyli