Molecular Diagnostics Services, Inc.
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Karyotyping


We have broad expertise in banded chromosome analysis for a wide variety of mammalian species (human, mouse, rat, cow, hamsters, dog, etc.), and our experience includes analysis of live animals and established adult and embryonic stem cell lines. The standard cytogenetic analysis can be customized to your needs if you have specific requirements different from or those here. A List of Number of Chromosomes of Various Organisms
African Wild Dog 78
Alfalfa 16
Algae 148
Amoeba 13
American Badger 32
American Marten 38
American Mink 30
Aulacantha (protozoa) 1600 [highest]
Arabidopsis thaliana 10
Barley 14
Bat-eared Fox 30
Bean 22
Beech Marten 38
Bengal Fox 60
Brush-tailed Rock-wallaby 22
Cabbage 18
Caribou/Reindeer 70
Carp 104
Capuchin Monkey 54
Cat 38
Chicken 78
Chimpanzee 48
Coatimundi 38
Cow 60
Coyote 78
Deer mouse 48
Dhole 78
Dingo 78
Dog 78
Donkey 62
Dove 16
Drosophila melanogaster (fruit fly) 8, with 6 autosomal, and 2 sexual
Duck-billed Platypus 52
Earthworm 36
Echidna 63 (XXY, male) and 64 (XXXX, female)
Elephant 56
Eurasian Badger 44
European Mink 38
European Polecat 40
Fennec Fox 64
Ferret 40
Field horsetail 216
Fisher Marten 38
Fossa 42
Fox 34
Giraffe 62
Goat 60
Golden Jackal 74
Gorilla 48
Gray Fox 66
Guinea Pig 16
Gypsy moth 62
Hawkweed 8
Hare 46
Hedgehog Genus Atelerix (African hedgehogs) 90
Hedgehog Genus Erinaceus (Woodland hedgehogs) 88
Horse 64
Human 46, with 44 autosomal and 2 sexual
Hyena 40
Ichthyomys pittieri (semiaquatic rodent) 94 [highest for a mammal]
Kangaroo 12
Kit Fox 50
Long-nosed Cusimanse (a type of mongoose) 36
Maize 20
Maned Wolf 76
Meerkat 36
Mosquito 6
Mouse 40
Mule 63 (semi-infertile)
Myrmecia pilosula (ant) 2 for females, males are haploid
Oat 42
Ophioglossum reticulatum (fern) 1200 or 1260 [highest plant]
Orangutan 48
Oriental Small-clawed Otter 38
Pea 14
Pig 38
Pigeon 80
Pine Marten 38
Potato 48
Rabbit 44
Raccoon 38
Raccoon Dog (Nyctereutes procyonoides) 56
Radish 18 v Rat 42
Red Deer (Elk/Wapiti) 68
Red Fox 38
Red Panda 36
Red Panda 36
Rice 24
Rhesus Monkey 48
Rye 14
Sable 38
Sable Antelope 60
Sea Otter 38
Sheep 54
Shrimp 254
Snail 24
Spotted Skunk 64
Starfish 36
Striped skunk 50
Swamp Wallaby (Wallabia Bicolor) 10 (male), 11 (female)
Syrian hamster 44
Tanuki/Raccoon Dog (Nyctereutes procyonoides albus) 38
Tiger 38
Tibetan fox 36
Tobacco 48
Turkey 82
Virginia Opossum 22
Wheat 42
White-tailed Deer 70
Wolf 78
Woolly Mammoth (extinct; tissue from a frozen carcass) 58
Wolverine 42
Yellow Mongoose 36
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