Figure 1.
GTG banded karyotypes of (a) the New Zealand fur seal (AFOR, 2n = 36), (b) northern fur seal (CURS, 2n = 36), (c) New Zealand sea lion (PHOK, 2n = 36), and (d) bearded seal (EBAR, 2n = 34) with the assignment of homology to human (HSA), dog (CFA), and stone marten (MFO) chromosomes. Nucleolus organizer regions are marked as NOR. The square denotes a centromere position on the corresponding chromosome. * Heterochromatin regions not painted by any dog probe.