Maintenance of syntenic groups between Cathartidae and Gallus gallus indicates symplesiomorphic karyotypes in new world vultures

Maintenance of syntenic groups between Cathartidae and Gallus gallus indicates symplesiomorphic karyotypes in new world vultures

Similarities between New World and Old World vultures have been interpreted to reflect a close relationship and to suggest the inclusion of both in Accipitridae (Falconiformes). However, deeper analyses indicated that the placement of the New World vultures (cathartids) in this Order is uncertain. C...

Full description

Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Marcella M. Tagliarini, Patricia C.M. O'Brien, Malcolm A. Ferguson-Smith, Edivaldo H.C. de Oliveira
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Sociedade Brasileira de Genética 2011-01-01
Series:Genetics and Molecular Biology
Subjects:
Cathartes
FISH
Gallus
Leucopternis
whole-chromosome probes
Online Access:http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S1415-47572011000100015

Internet

http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S1415-47572011000100015

Similar Items