Cytogenetic analysis of A-, B-chromosomes and ZZ/ZW sex chromosomes of Characidium gomesi (Teleostei, Characiformes, Crenuchidae)
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2004-06-01
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Maistro, Edson Luis
Jesus, Célia Maria de
Oliveira, Claudio
Moreira-Filho, Orlando
Foresti, Fausto
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Different cytogenetic techniques were used to analyze the chromosomes of Characidium gomesi with the main objective of comparing the base composition of ZZ/ZW sex-chromosomes, B-chromosomes and the heterochromatin of A-chromosomes. The results of digestion of chromosomes with AluI restriction endonuclease (RE), silver and CMA3 staining, C-banding and fluorescence in situ hybridization (FISH) with the 18S rDNA probe suggested the existence of compositional differences between the heterochromatin of ZZ/ZW sex-chromosomes, A- and B-chromosomes, and indicated the presence of different numbers and morphology of B-chromosomes in the samples of this population.
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B-chromosomes, Characidium gomesi, Fish cytogenetics, Heterochromatin differentiation, ZZ/ZW sex chromosome system, Characidium, Characiformes, Crenuchidae, Teleostei
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Cytologia, v. 69, n. 2, p. 181-186, 2004.