Alsop, A.Miethke, P.Rofe, R.Koina, E.Sankovic, N.Deakin, J.Haines, H.Rapkins, R.Marshall Graves, J.2006-12-032006-12-032005Chromosome Research: the international journal for all aspects of chromosome and nuclear biology, 2005; 13(6):627-6360967-38491573-6849http://hdl.handle.net/2440/16494Marsupials occupy a phylogenetic middle ground that is very valuable in genome comparisons of mammal and other vertebrate species. For this reason, whole genome sequencing is being undertaken for two distantly related marsupial species, including the model kangaroo species Macropus eugenii (the tammar wallaby). As a first step towards the molecular characterization of the tammar genome, we present a detailed description of the tammar karyotype, report the development of a set of molecular anchor markers and summarize the comparative mapping data for this species.enComparative mappingcytogeneticsgenomicskaryotypeMacropusmarsupialCharacterizing the chromosomes of the Australian model marsupial Macropus eugenii (tammar wallaby)Journal article002005101110.1007/s10577-005-0989-20002319485000102-s2.0-2544445559254645