Cytogenetic karyotype analysis in selected species of the Erinaceidae family

Abstract

Comparative analysis of the karyotype structure was made in two hedgehog species: the northern white-breasted hedgehog (Erinaceus roumanicus) and the African pygmy hedgehog (Atelerix albiventris).

Keywords

• hedgehog
• chromosomes
• heterochromatin
• nucleolar organisers
• telomere