Chromosome Studies in Hypoptopomatinae (Pisces, Siluriformes, Loricariidae): L. XX/XY Sex Chromosome Heteromorphism in Pseudotocinclus tietensis
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1992-01-01
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The cytogenetic analysis of 13 specimens (9 males and 4 females) of Pseudotocinclus tietensis showed that this species has 2n=54 chromosomes (26M+20SM+6ST) plus one heteromorphic pair (SM/M) in the males and one homomorphic pair (SM/SM) in the females. Ag-NORs are located interstitially on the long arm of the largest metacentric pair and a small amount of constitutive heterochromatin is present in the karyotypes. The occurrence of a heteromorphic pair in the males is demonstrable by the presence of one extra C-banded block in the Y chromosome. The presence of one heterochromatin block distinguishing the sexual chromosomes suggests that this species presents a very primitive mechanism of sex chromosome differentiation. © 1992, Japan Mendel Society, International Society of Cytology. All rights reserved.
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Cytologia, v. 57, n. 3, p. 369-372, 1992.
