Karyotype of a male hybrid between the female domestic cat (
Fells catus) and the male leopard cat (
F. bengalensis) was analysed. The hybrid had 38 chromosomes identical with the both parents, but two chromosomes (B-5 and F-2) had no partner; one B-5 chromosome was of the male leopard cat origin, and one F-2 chromosome was derived from the female domestic cat.
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