Abstract
A boar with testicular hypoplasia had 39 chromosomes. Giemsa banded preparations permitted unambiguous identification of an XXY sex chromosome constitution. Spermatogenic tissue was absent as in X chromatin-positive Klinefelter syndrome of man.
MeSH terms
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Animals
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Chromosomes*
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Karyotyping / veterinary
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Male
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Sex Chromosome Aberrations
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Spermatogenesis
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Swine
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Swine Diseases / genetics*
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Swine Diseases / pathology
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Testicular Diseases / genetics
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Testicular Diseases / pathology
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Testicular Diseases / veterinary*
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Testis / pathology