Table 1 Distribution of 32-bp-repeat polymorphism in the intron of the CHD1 gene on chromosome W of Japanese murrelet inhabiting Biroujima island, Miyazaki Prefecture in Japan.

From: Molecular sexing in Japanese murrelet (Synthliboramphus wumizusume) and a tandem-repeat polymorphism on the W chromosome

Sex

No.

%

WL or WS

No.

%

♂

88

59.1 %

   

♀

61

40.9 %

Long

55

90.2 %

   

Short

6

9.8 %

Total

149

100.0%

 

61

100.0%

  1. Females were classified into two types. Long-type female has two of tandem repeats of 32-bp-units and short type has one unit.
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