Extensive polymorphism and chromosomal characteristics of ribosomal DNA in the characid fish Triportheus venezuelensis (Characiformes, Characidae)

Genetics and Molecular Biology

Volumn 30, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 25-30

  Nirchio, Mauro ^a   Oliveira, Claudio ^b   Ferreira, Irani Alves ^b   Granado, Angel ^a   Ron, Ernesto ^a  

^a Universidade de Oriente   (Venezuela)

^b SÃO PAULO STATE UNIVERSITY UNESP   (Brazil)

Author keywords

18S rDNA; Ag NORs; C band; FISH; Fish cytogenetics; Sex chromosomes

Indexed keywords

DNA 18S;

ARTICLE; CHROMOSOME ANALYSIS; CHROMOSOME NOR; CHROMOSOME NUMBER; CHROMOSOME PAIRING; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIPLOIDY; DNA DETERMINATION; DNA POLYMORPHISM; DNA PROBE; DNA SEQUENCE; FEMALE; FISH; FLUORESCENCE IN SITU HYBRIDIZATION; GENE IDENTIFICATION; GENETIC ASSOCIATION; GENETIC VARIABILITY; KARYOTYPE; MALE; NONHUMAN; SEX CHROMOSOME; SILVER STAINING; SPECIES DIFFERENCE;

CHARACIDAE; CHARACIFORMES; TRIPORTHEUS;

EID: 34247091933     PISSN: 14154757     EISSN: 16784685     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1590/S1415-47572007000100007     Document Type: Article

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