Karyotypic characteristics of male Oecomys auyantepui, karyomorph “a” (INPA 6754) with 2n=64: a conventional Giemsa staining b heterochromatic regions highlighted by C-banding c G-banding d nucleolus organizing region-carrying pairs evidenced by silver nitrate staining e fluorescent in situ hybridization of 5S rDNA (green) and 18S rDNA (red) probes f karyotype indicating the presence of telomeric sites as well as interstitial telomeric sequence in the sex X chromosome. Bars: 10 µm.

 
 
  Part of: Gomes Júnior RG, Schneider CH, Lira T, Carvalho NDM, Feldberg E, de Silva MNF, Gross MC (2016) Intense genomic reorganization in the genus Oecomys (Rodentia, Sigmodontinae): comparison between DNA barcoding and mapping of repetitive elements in three species of the Brazilian Amazon. Comparative Cytogenetics 10(3): 401-426. https://doi.org/10.3897/compcytogen.v10i3.8306