Mink chromosome nomenclature

R-banded Mink chromosomes set up according to Mandal et al. (1975)

R-banded Mink chromosomes, new system with order according to size and the centromeric position.

• The five chromosomes in the first row are large metacentric,
• The five chromosomes in the second row vary much in size but the p-arm is about one third of the q-arm in size.
• The last four autosomes in the third row are either acrocentric or telocentric, this row also contains the X-Y chromosome pair.

The relative length of the chromosomes, their centromere position % and old chromosome number

        
No   Length Centromere old-number
1     .120   .52           1         
2     .094   .54           2
3     .087   .55           4
4     .085   .56           3
5     .071   .53           8 (turned up side down)
6     .083   .65           5
7     .079   .64           7
8     .053   .66          11
9     .040   .62          12  
10    .031   .66          13
11    .081   .76           6  
12    .060   .74           9
13    .055   .77          10    
14    .018   1.0          14
X     .045   .62           X

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