The segregation ratio in F2 hybrids from Mauritius type black rats (2
n, 42)×Oceanian type rats (2
n, 38) and their litter size were studied. The average litter size of the F
2 offspring was 4.3±1.7. The segregation ratio of chromosome pair nos. 14 and 18 in the F
2 hybrids was nearly identical with the expected one. It was concluded that the Mauritius type black rats are very closely related to the Oceanian type rats on the bases of litter size and segregation ratio in the F
2 hybrids.
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