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The autosomal karyotypes of all subspecies studied ofCitellus citellus from Bulgaria do not differ. The X chromosome, by contrast, is different in 1 of the subspecies where it seems to have undergone a pericentric inversion.
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The authors wish to express their sincere thanks to Prof. Ts. Peshev (Sofia University, Department of Zoology) for providing and identifying the subspecies and also to D. Todorova for her skilful technical help.
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Belcheva, R.G., Peshev, D.T. Intersubspecific sex chromosome difference inCitellus citellus L. (Rodentia, Sciuridae). Experientia 35, 595–596 (1979). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF01960339
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