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Table 1 Genome characteristics of selected placental mammalian species studied to date

From: Evolution of mammalian genome organization inferred from comparative gene mapping

Order Species Common name Haploid chromosome CSUs CSOs Citation
    number    
Primates Pan troglodytes Chimpanzee 24 24   [61]
  Gorilla gorilla Gorilla 24 26   [61]
  Pongo pygmaeus Orangutan 24 24   [61]
  Cercopithecus aethiops African green monkey 30 34   [61]
  Cebus capucinus Capuchin monkey 27 33   [61]
  Papio hamadryas Baboon 21 24 ~ 49 autosomal [62]
  Macaca fuscata Macaque 21 24   [61]
  Callithrix jacchus marmoset 23 32   [61]
  Ateles geoffroyi Black-handed spider monkey 17 49   [61]
  Hylobates lar Gibbon 22 52   [61]
  Hylobates concolor Concolor gibbon 25 70   [61]
  Hylobates syndactylus Siamang 25 59   [61]
  Presbytis cristata Silvered leaf monkey 23 34   [61]
  Eulemur fulvus Lemur 30 40   [61]
Scandentia Tupaia belangeri Tree shrew 31 42   [20]
Dermoptera   Flying lemurs No data No data No data  
Lagomorpha Oryctolagus cuniculus Rabbit 22 39   [63]
Rodentia Mus musculus Mouse 20 180 >200* [3,23]
  Rattus norvegicus Rat 21 152* 190 [26,64]
Carnivora Canis familiaris Dog 38 68   [34]
  Felis catus Cat 19 34 100-102* [22]
  Mustela putorius Ferret 20 34   [33]
  Mustela vison Mink 15 33   [2]
  Phoca vitulina Harbor seal 16 31   [47]
  Ailuropoda melanoleuca Giant panda 42 44   [43]
Pholidota   Pangolins No data No data No data  
Cetartiodactyla Bos taurus Cow 30 50 149 [28]
  Ovis aries Sheep 27 40   [1]
  Capra hircus Goat 30 ~ 50 107 [39]
  Muntiacus muntjak v. Indian muntjak 4 50   [2]
  Sus scrofa Pig 19 47   [1]
  Tursiops truncatus Dolphin 22 29   [65]
Perissodactyla Equus caballus Horse 32 46   [1]
Chiroptera Glossophaga soricina Bat 16 42   [66]
Eulipotyphla Sorex araneus Common shrew 10 33   [1]
Xenarthra   Sloths, anteaters, armadillos   No data No data  
Macroscelidea   Elephant shrews   No data No data  
Afrosoricida   Tenrecs, golden moles   No data No data  
Tubulidentata   Aardvark   No data No data  
Proboscidea   Elephants   No data No data  
Sirenia   Manatees   No data No data  
Hyracoidea   Hyraxes   No data No data  
Galliformes Gallus gallus Chicken 37 96*   [37]
Atheriniformes Danio rerio Zebrafish 25   418* [32]
  1. Chicken and zebrafish are included for outgroup comparison. For a complete list of the 25 primate species analyzed by Zoo-FISH, see [61]. CSUs, conserved segments with unknown gene order; CSOs, conserved segments with known gene order; *predicted using methods of Nadeau and Taylor [67].CSUs and CSOs are based on comparison to human chromosomes.
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