PMID- 36899801 OWN - NLM STAT- PubMed-not-MEDLINE LR - 20230313 IS - 2076-2615 (Print) IS - 2076-2615 (Electronic) IS - 2076-2615 (Linking) VI - 13 IP - 5 DP - 2023 Mar 6 TI - Molecular Cytogenetics in Domestic Bovids: A Review. LID - 10.3390/ani13050944 [doi] LID - 944 AB - The discovery of the Robertsonian translocation (rob) involving cattle chromosomes 1 and 29 and the demonstration of its deleterious effects on fertility focused the interest of many scientific groups on using chromosome banding techniques to reveal chromosome abnormalities and verify their effects on fertility in domestic animals. At the same time, comparative banding studies among various species of domestic or wild animals were found useful for delineating chromosome evolution among species. The advent of molecular cytogenetics, particularly the use of fluorescence in situ hybridization (FISH), has allowed a deeper investigation of the chromosomes of domestic animals through: (a) the physical mapping of specific DNA sequences on chromosome regions; (b) the use of specific chromosome markers for the identification of the chromosomes or chromosome regions involved in chromosome abnormalities, especially when poor banding patterns are produced; (c) better anchoring of radiation hybrid and genetic maps to specific chromosome regions; (d) better comparisons of related and unrelated species by comparative FISH mapping and/or Zoo-FISH techniques; (e) the study of meiotic segregation, especially by sperm-FISH, in some chromosome abnormalities; (f) better demonstration of conserved or lost DNA sequences in chromosome abnormalities; (g) the use of informatic and genomic reconstructions, in addition to CGH arrays, to predict conserved or lost chromosome regions in related species; and (h) the study of some chromosome abnormalities and genomic stability using PCR applications. This review summarizes the most important applications of molecular cytogenetics in domestic bovids, with an emphasis on FISH mapping applications. FAU - Iannuzzi, Alessandra AU - Iannuzzi A AUID- ORCID: 0000-0002-2693-3111 AD - Institute for Animal Production System in Mediterranean Environment, National Research Council, 80055 Portici, Italy. FAU - Iannuzzi, Leopoldo AU - Iannuzzi L AUID- ORCID: 0000-0002-5445-883X AD - Institute for Animal Production System in Mediterranean Environment, National Research Council, 80055 Portici, Italy. FAU - Parma, Pietro AU - Parma P AD - Department of Agricultural and Environmental Sciences, University of Milan, 20133 Milan, Italy. LA - eng GR - 486 GENOBU/PON1/ PT - Journal Article PT - Review DEP - 20230306 PL - Switzerland TA - Animals (Basel) JT - Animals : an open access journal from MDPI JID - 101635614 PMC - PMC10000107 OTO - NOTNLM OT - FISH mapping OT - PCR OT - animal cytogenetics OT - cattle OT - goat OT - river buffalo OT - sheep COIS- The authors declare no conflict of interest. EDAT- 2023/03/12 06:00 MHDA- 2023/03/12 06:01 PMCR- 2023/03/06 CRDT- 2023/03/11 01:03 PHST- 2023/01/31 00:00 [received] PHST- 2023/02/28 00:00 [revised] PHST- 2023/03/02 00:00 [accepted] PHST- 2023/03/11 01:03 [entrez] PHST- 2023/03/12 06:00 [pubmed] PHST- 2023/03/12 06:01 [medline] PHST- 2023/03/06 00:00 [pmc-release] AID - ani13050944 [pii] AID - animals-13-00944 [pii] AID - 10.3390/ani13050944 [doi] PST - epublish SO - Animals (Basel). 2023 Mar 6;13(5):944. doi: 10.3390/ani13050944.