Cytogenetic characterization and description of an XX/XY 1Y 2 sex chromosome system in catfish Harttia carvalhoi (Siluriformes, Loricariidae)

Cytogenetic and Genome Research

Volumn 112, Issue 3-4, 2006, Pages 320-324

  Centofante, L ^a   Bertollo, L A C ^b   Moreira Filho, O ^b  

^a FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF MATO GROSSO   (Brazil)

^b FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF SÃO CARLOS   (Brazil)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BIODIVERSITY; BRAZIL; CATFISH; CONTROLLED STUDY; CYTOGENETICS; DIPLOIDY; FEMALE; FLUORESCENCE IN SITU HYBRIDIZATION; KARYOTYPE 46,XX; KARYOTYPE 46,XY; KARYOTYPING; MALE; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEX CHROMOSOME;

ANIMALS; CATFISHES; CROSSES, GENETIC; DIPLOIDY; EVOLUTION, MOLECULAR; FEMALE; KARYOTYPING; MALE; METAPHASE; PLOIDIES; X CHROMOSOME; Y CHROMOSOME;

LORICARIIDAE; SILURIFORMES;

EID: 32944476979     PISSN: 14248581     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1159/000089887     Document Type: Article

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