Robertsonian chromosome polymorphism found in a local herd of the Japanese Black cattle 英文参考文献.docVIP

H. HANADA S. MURAMATSU T. ABE Tsukuba Norindanchi, P.O. Box 5, Ibaraki-ken, PC 305, Japan -’! Faculty of Agriculture, Kobe University, Kobe, PC 657, Japan The cytogenetic survey was western region of Japan. The chromosome translocations of Robertsonian type were observed in 18 of 112 animals analysed (16.1 100). Two kinds of translocations were identified a by G-banding techniques. One translocation involved chromosomes 1 and 29 (1/29 trans- location) and the other involved chromosomes 7 and 21 (7/21 translocation). Three out of 18 carriers were the 1/29 translocation heterozygotes with 2n = 59, XX, t (Iq Fourteen animals were the 7/21 translocation carriers among which 12 were with 2n = 59, XY t(7q 21q) t (7q 21q). The remaining one animal was a the 1/29 and the 7/21 translocations. Based on the C-banding analysis, it was confirmed that the translocated chromosomes 1/29 and 7/21 were monocentric and dicentric, respec- tively. All the carriers were phenotypically normal and appeared healthy. The Robertsonian translocation in cattle was first reported as the 1/29 trans- location which was resulted from a centric fusion between the largest and the smallest autosomes in the Swedish Red and White breed (GusTnvssorr BORN, 1964). Since then, the same or other types of Robertsonian translocations M have been found in breeds. In the Japanese Black breed, the presence H ANADA et al. (1979). G, kinds of Robertsonian translocations has been confirmed by ASUDA et al. (1978, 1980) and by to the effect of these translocations on reproductivity and Pviability, B, however, results areR,still conflicting even of the 1/29 translocation which is distributed widely 1969 and 1979 ; OLLOCK 1974 ; EFSDAL 1976). To evaluate the significance of these Robertsonian translo- cations, it seemed necessary to know the distribution and frequency of such translo-  cations in particular po