B chromosomes in species of the genus Prochilodus (Characiformes, Prochilodontidae): morphological identity and dispersion

dc.contributor.authorPenitente, Manolo [UNESP]
dc.contributor.authorForesti, Fausto [UNESP]
dc.contributor.authorPorto-Foresti, Fábio [UNESP]
dc.contributor.institutionUniversidade Estadual Paulista (Unesp)
dc.date.accessioned2016-03-02T13:02:38Z
dc.date.available2016-03-02T13:02:38Z
dc.date.issued2014
dc.description.abstractB chromosomes have attracted the attention of Neotropical fish cytogeneticists in recent years, both for their remarkable occurrence in this group and also because of the interest in studies of the genetic structure and role played in the genome of these organisms. The aim of this study was to report the first occurrence of supernumerary chromosomes in Prochilodus argenteus (Agassiz, 1829), this being the fifth carrier species among thirteen within the genus Prochilodus (Agassiz, 1829). The extra elements identified in this species are small sized heterochromatic chromosomes characterized by a low mitotic instability index, being very similar to other supernumerary chromosomes described in the species of the genus Prochilodus. Morphology, structure and dispersion of the supernumerary genomic elements which occur in species of this genus are discussed aiming to better understand aspects involved the origin of supernumerary chromosomes and the differentiation process and relationships among species of this family.en
dc.description.affiliationUniversidade Estadual Paulista Júlio de Mesquita Filho, Departamento de Ciências Biológicas, Faculdade de Ciências de Bauru, Bauru, Engenheiro Luiz Edmundo C. Coube, 14-01, Vargem Limpa, CEP 17033-360, SP, Brasil
dc.description.affiliationUniversidade Estadual Paulista Júlio de Mesquita Filho, Departamento de Morfologia, Instituto de Biociências (IBB), Botucatu, SP, Brasil
dc.description.affiliationUnespUniversidade Estadual Paulista Júlio de Mesquita Filho, Departamento de Ciências Biológicas, Faculdade de Ciências de Bauru, Bauru, Engenheiro Luiz Edmundo C. Coube, 14-01, Vargem Limpa, CEP 17033-360, SP, Brasil
dc.description.affiliationUnespUniversidade Estadual Paulista Júlio de Mesquita Filho, Departamento de Morfologia, Instituto de Biociências (IBB), Botucatu, SP, Brasil
dc.description.sponsorshipFundação de Amparo à Pesquisa do Estado de São Paulo (FAPESP)
dc.format.extent79-87
dc.identifierhttp://dx.doi.org/10.3897/CompCytogen.v9i1.8587
dc.identifier.citationComparative Cytogenetics, v. 9, n. 1, p. 79-87, 2014.
dc.identifier.doi10.3897/CompCytogen.v9i1.8587
dc.identifier.fileISSN1993-078X-2014-09-01-79-87.pdf
dc.identifier.issn1993-078X
dc.identifier.lattes3815338174165832
dc.identifier.lattes0804793944846367
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/11449/135412
dc.language.isoeng
dc.relation.ispartofComparative Cytogenetics
dc.rights.accessRightsAcesso aberto
dc.sourceCurrículo Lattes
dc.subjectCurimbatáen
dc.subjectCytogeneticen
dc.subjectNeotropical fishen
dc.subjectSupernumerary chromosomesen
dc.titleB chromosomes in species of the genus Prochilodus (Characiformes, Prochilodontidae): morphological identity and dispersionen
dc.typeArtigo
unesp.author.lattes3815338174165832
unesp.author.lattes0804793944846367
unesp.campusUniversidade Estadual Paulista (Unesp), Faculdade de Ciências, Baurupt
unesp.campusUniversidade Estadual Paulista (Unesp), Instituto de Biociências, Botucatupt
unesp.departmentCiências Biológicas - FCpt
unesp.departmentMorfologiapt

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