Karyotype results for Australian Brush-turkeys.

<p>G-band karyotype images without microchromosomes of A) female <i>A</i>. <i>lathami</i> demonstrating heterogametic ZW sex chromosomes and B) male <i>A</i>. <i>lathami</i> demonstrating homogametic ZZ sex chromosomes, C) G-band sex chromosomes of one female and two male <i>A</i>. <i>lathami</i>, and D) a C-band female metaphase image demonstrating weak to absent C-banding on the Z chromosome and complete C-banding on the W chromosome. For A and B, the numbers of corresponding chromosomes from the <i>G</i>. <i>gallus domesticus</i> karyotype are provided parenthetically.</p

Karyotype results for Australian Brush-turkeys.

<p>G-band karyotype images without microchromosomes of A) female <i>A</i>. <i>lathami</i> demonstrating heterogametic ZW sex chromosomes and B) male <i>A</i>. <i>lathami</i> demonstrating homogametic ZZ sex chromosomes, C) G-band sex chromosomes of one female and two male <i>A</i>. <i>lathami</i>, and D) a C-band female metaphase image demonstrating weak to absent C-banding on the Z chromosome and complete C-banding on the W chromosome. For A and B, the numbers of corresponding chromosomes from the <i>G</i>. <i>gallus domesticus</i> karyotype are provided parenthetically.</p