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Rhesus Macaque (Macaca mulatta) Chromosome Name Table

NCBI uses the rhesus macaque chromosome naming system proposed by Rogers et al., 2006. This system names the rhesus macaque automosomes in order of decreasing size. An alternative chromosome naming system, proposed by Zimin et al., 2014, is based primarily on homology to human and great ape chromosomes.

The following table summarizes the chromosome homologies according to the naming systems for human, great apes, the Rogers et al. naming system for Macaca mulatta, and the Zimin et al. naming system for Macaca mulatta. NCBI uses the Rogers et al. numbering system for Macaca mulatta Reference Sequence (RefSeq) records and the maps displayed in Map Viewer.

 
   Human     Great apes    Rogers et al.
(used by NCBI)
 Zimin et al. 
1111
2p+2a132a
2q-2b122b
3323
4454
5565
6646
773*7*
8888
99159
1010910
11111411
12121112
13131713
14147†14†
15157†14†
16162016
17171617
18181818
19191919
202010‡15‡
21213*7*
222210‡15‡
XXXX
YYYY

* homologous to human and great ape chromosomes  7  and 21 due to fission event in hominid lineage
† homologous to human and great ape chromosomes 14 and 15 due to fission event in hominid lineage
‡ homologous to human and great ape chromosomes 20 and 22 due to fission event in hominid lineage

Revised November 7, 2014