An outstanding feature of avian karyotypes is an extraordinary degree of apparent similarity
from one species to the next, with the majority of avian species exhibiting 2 n= 74–86 …

Avian genomes typically consist of~ 10 pairs of macro-and~ 30 pairs of microchromosomes.
While inter-chromosomally, a pattern emerges of very little change (with notable exceptions) …

In birds, genome is organised into several large chromosomes (macrochromosomes) and
many smaller chromosomes (microchromosomes) that usually constitute about 25 and 75 …

In last 100 years or so, much information has been accumulated on avian karyology,
genetics, physiology, biochemistry and evolution. The chicken genome project generated …

Birds (Aves) are the most speciose of terrestrial vertebrates, displaying Class-specific
characteristics yet incredible external phenotypic diversity. Critical to agriculture and as …

There has been a recent explosion in avian genomics. In December 2014 the Beijing
Genomics Institute in collaboration with a number of labs worldwide (including Kent) …

Birds are characterised by feathers, flight, a small genome and a very distinctive karyotype.
Despite the large numbers of chromosomes, the diploid count of 2n≈ 80 has remained …

Avian cytogenetic research has, until recently, lagged far behind efforts devoted to the
cytogenetics of other vertebrate groups. Avian chromosomes are inherently difficult to study …

Avian genome organisation is characterised, in part, by a set of microchromosomes that are
unusually small in size and unusually large in number. Although containing about a quarter …

In the last few decades, there have been great efforts to reconstruct the phylogeny of
Neoaves based mainly on DNA sequencing. Despite the importance of karyotype data in …