Heteromorphic sex chromosome system with an exceptionally large Y chromosome in a catfish Steindachneridion sp. (Pimelodidae)

Cytogenetic and Genome Research

Volumn 112, Issue 3-4, 2006, Pages 325-328

  Swarca A C ^a,e   Fenocchio, A S ^a,b   Cestari, M M ^c   Bertollo, L A C ^d   Dias, A L ^a  

^a STATE UNIVERSITY OF LONDRINA   (Brazil)

^b UNIVERSIDAD NACIONAL DE MISIONES   (Argentina)

^c FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF PARANÁ   (Brazil)

^d FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF SÃO CARLOS   (Brazil)

^e NONE   (Brazil)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

RESTRICTION ENDONUCLEASE;

ARTICLE; AUTOSOME; BRAZIL; C BANDING; CATFISH; CHROMOSOME BANDING PATTERN; CHROMOSOME BIVALENT; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIPLOIDY; FEMALE; GENETIC VARIABILITY; KARYOTYPE 46,XX; KARYOTYPE 46,XY; MALE; MEIOSIS; MULTIGENE FAMILY; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RESTRICTION MAPPING; RIVER; SPERMATOGENESIS; X CHROMOSOME; Y CHROMOSOME;

ANIMALS; CATFISHES; CHROMOSOME BANDING; CHROMOSOME MAPPING; FEMALE; MALE; MEIOSIS; SPERMATOGONIA; X CHROMOSOME; Y CHROMOSOME;

PIMELODIDAE;

EID: 32944469517     PISSN: 14248581     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1159/000089888     Document Type: Article

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