Chromosomal aberrations and their mechanisms have been studied for many years in livestock. In cattle, chromosomal abnormalities are often associated with serious reproduction-related problems, such as infertility of carriers and early mortality of embryos. In the present work, we review the mechanisms and consequences of the most important bovine chromosomal aberrations: Robertsonian translocations and reciprocal translocations. We also discuss the application of bovine cell cultures in genotoxicity studies.

• Keywords
• Robertsonian translocations, aberrations, cattle, chromosomes, genotoxic agents, reciprocal translocations,
• MeSH
• Chromosome Aberrations * MeSH
• Cattle Diseases genetics   MeSH
• Cattle genetics   MeSH
• Translocation, Genetic * MeSH
• Animals MeSH
• Check Tag
• Cattle genetics   MeSH
• Animals MeSH
• Publication type
• Journal Article MeSH
• Review MeSH