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Indian Journal of Animal Research, volume 50 issue 2 (april 2016) : 271-274

Comparison of chromosomal architecture of Sahiwal and crossbred Sahiwal cattle

B.V. Subramanyam*, P. Jaya Laxmi, B. Punyakumari, A.V.N. Sivakumar
1<p>Department of Animal Genetics and Breeding,&nbsp;Sri Venkateswara Veterinary University, Tirupati - 517 502, India.</p>
Cite article:- Subramanyam* B.V., Laxmi Jaya P., Punyakumari B., Sivakumar A.V.N. (2016). Comparison of chromosomal architecture of Sahiwaland crossbred Sahiwal cattle . Indian Journal of Animal Research. 50(2): 271-274. doi: 10.18805/ijar.9488.

ABSTRACT

The karyological investigation using 16 purebred Sahiwal and 16 Jersey X Sahiwal cattle (8 males and 8 females of each genetic group) revealed the diploid chromosome number to be 60. All the 29 pairs of autosomes were acrocentric, while the X – chromosome was sub-metacentric in both the genetic groups. Acrocentric Y chromosome of Sahiwal differed from small submetacentric chromosome of Jersey X Sahiwal cattle in its morphology. The relative length of autosomes ranged from 1.74 ± 0.01 to 5.28 ± 0.02 in Sahiwal and from 1.72 ± 0.01 to 5.26 ± 0.02 in Jersey X Sahiwal crosses. X – Chromosome was the second largest chromosome in both the genetic groups. The contribution of  X and Y chromosomes to the total genome were 5.07 and 1.99 per cent to the total genome in Sahiwal and 5.06 and 2.20 per cent  in Jersey X Sahiwal cattle, respectively. The arm ratio, centromeric index and morphological index for the X-chromosome of Sahiwal and Jersey X Sahiwal cattle were 1.89, 0.35, 2.87 and 1.84, 0.36, 2.76, respectively. The arm ratio, centromeric index and morphological index for the Y-chromosome of Jersey X Sahiwal cattle were 1.63, 0.35 and 1.41, respectively.

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