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The G- and C-banded karyotype ofHolochilus brasiliensis collected in central Brazil (2n=55, AN=56, acrocentric X and Y) can be regarded as the most representative of the ancestral form of the genus.H. magnus (2n=52, AN=58, acrocentric X and Y) andH. brasiliensis vulpinus (2n=40, AN=56), both living in southern Brazil, would be in different phases of chromosome number reduction due to centric fusions.H. magnus, in addition, shows an X of variable morphology and a metacentric Y. This fact, coupled with its distinct morphology and restricted distribution, suggests that it may represent a distinct trend in the genus' main evolutionary line.
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Freitas, T.R.O., Mattevi, M.S., Oliveira, L.F.B. et al. Chromosome relationships in three representatives of the genusHolochilus (Rodentia, Cricetidae) from Brazil. Genetica 61, 13–20 (1983). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00563228
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