Rafael Kretschmer, Marcelo Santos de Souza, Ricardo José Gunski, Analía Del Valle Garnero, Thales Renato Ochotorena de Freitas, Edison Zefa, Gustavo Akira Toma, Marcelo Bello Cioffi, Edivaldo Herculano Correa de Oliveira, Rebecca O'Connor, Darren Griffin
The Cuculiformes are a family of over 150 species that live in a range of habitats, such as forests, savannas, and deserts. Here, bacterial artificial chromosome (BAC) probes (75 from chicken and 14 from zebra finch macrochromosomes 1-10 +ZW and for microchromosomes 11-28 (except 16)) were used to investigate chromosome homologies between chicken and the squirrel cuckoo (Piaya cayana). In addition, repetitive DNA probes were applied to characterize the chromosome organization and to explore the role of these sequences in the karyotype evolution of P...
February 12, 2024: Genome Génome / Conseil National de Recherches Canada