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Chromosome specific painting probes of human, sheep and the Hirola antelope (Damaliscus hunteri) derived by flow sorting of chromosomes were used in multi directional chromosome painting experiments to better define the karyological relationship within Bovidae species (specifically, Caprini and Alcelaphini tribes) and humans. Although not all chromosomes of Damaliscus hunteri could be resolved into single peaks by flow-sorting we managed to present a complete homology map for chromosomes between the three species. When comparing the karyotype of Damaliscus hunteri with human all of the main known motives in mammalian chromosome evolution are present (i.e. associations of human homologous chromosomes 3–21, 4–8, 7–16, 14–15, 16–19 and two forms of 12–22) which were also confirmed with the sheep paint probes. Further, we observed those patterns that have been described as common derived traits for artiodactyls (i.e. associations of human homologous chromosomes 5/19 and a complex alternating pattern of hybridizations with human chromosome 14 and 15 probes). As known from classical karyotyping some of the Damaliscus chromosomes are biarmed and were supposedly involved in Robertsonian translocations frequently found in karyotype evolution of bovids. We refined these rearrangements with the molecular probes and also delineated a chromosome painting pattern that should be the result of a paracentric inversion in the Damaliscus hunteri karyotype. This study demonstrates that multidirectional chromosome painting will be a valuable tool for the investigation of the dynamics of chromosome evolution in exotic bovid species.
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Chaves, R., Frönicke, L., Guedes-Pinto, H. et al. Multidirectional chromosome painting between the Hirola antelope (Damaliscus hunteri, Alcelaphini, Bovidae), sheep and human. Chromosome Res 12, 495–503 (2004). https://doi.org/10.1023/B:CHRO.0000034751.84769.4c
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