Somatic Chromosomes of the Native African Pig

Abstract

Cytogenetic analysis of the native African pig revealed the presence of auto-somal mosaicism (38/37) in bone marrow tissue. The population of cells with 37 chromosomes show unbalanced karyotype, lacking on large autosomal acrocentric chromosome. The significance of this finding in relation to the karyotype of the European domestic pig (Sus scrofa) and intraspecies hybrids is discussed.