Table 1 Cytological characteristics of recombination in birds
Species | Sex | n | C (pg)a | SC length (µm) | Recombination nodule/cellb | Genetic map length (cM) | Recombination density (MLH1/µm SC) | Recombination rate (cM/Mb) | References |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Greater Rhea (Rhea americana) | F | 40 | 1.46 | 278.7 | 61 | 3050 | 0.22 | 2.1 | del Priore and Pigozzi (2017) |
Domestic Goose (Anser anser) | F | 40 | 1.30 | 283 ± 41 | 73.6 ± 7.8 | 3680 | 0.26 | 2.9 | Torgasheva and Borodin (2017) |
|  | M | 40 | 1.30 | 281 ± 40 | 58.9 ± 7.6 | 2945 | 0.21 | 2.3 | Torgasheva and Borodin (2017) |
Domestic Duck (Anas platyrhynchos) | F | 40 | 1.44 | – | 55.9 ± 3.8 | 2795 | – | 2.0 | (Pigozzi and del Priore 2016) |
Domestic Chicken (Gallus gallus) | F | 39 | 1.28 | 163 | 65.0 ± 4.0 | 3250 | 0.40 | 2.6 | Pigozzi (2001) |
Japanese Quail (Coturnix japonica) | F | 39 | 1.35 | 239 ± 34 | 55.3 ± 2.1 | 2765 | 0.23 | 2.1 | Calderon and Pigozzi (2006) |
|  | M | 39 | 1.35 | 231 ± 29 | 56.3 ± 1.8 | 2815 | 0.24 | 2.1 | Calderon and Pigozzi (2006) |
Domestic Pigeon (Columba domestica) | F | 40 | 1.54 | 228 ± 22 | 62.7 ± 4.9 | 3135 | 0.28 | 2.1 | Pigozzi and Solari (1999) |
|  | M | 40 | 1.54 | 248 ± 21 | 64.7 ± 4.8 | 3235 | 0.26 | 2.1 | (Pigozzi and Solari 1999) |
Zebra Finch (Taeniopygia guttata) | F | 39 | 1.25 | 154 ± 25 | 45.7 ± 0.4 | 2285 | 0.30 | 1.9 | (Calderon and Pigozzi 2006) |
|  | M | 39 | 1.25 | 141 ± 9 | 45.2 ± 0.2 | 2260 | 0.32 | 1.9 | Calderon and Pigozzi (2006) |
Common Tern (Sterna hirundo) | F | 34 | 1.40* | 238 ± 39 | 44.1 ± 5.0 | 2205 | 0.19 | 1.6 | Lisachov et al. (2017a) |
Black Tern (Chlidonias niger) | F | 37 | 1.40* | 288 ± 47 | 53.0 ± 4.2 | 2650 | 0.18 | 1.9 | Lisachov et al. (2017a) |
Common Swift (Apus apus) | M | 39 | 1.38 | 208 ± 32 | 51.4 ± 4.3 | 2570 | 0.25 | 1.9 | This paper |
Eurasian Hobby (Falco subbuteo) | M | 25 | 1.45* | 258 ± 50 | 51.1 ± 6.6 | 2555 | 0.20 | 1.8 | This paper |