Occurrence of ZZ/ZW sex chromosomes in Thoracocharax stellatus fish (Characiformes, Gasteropelecidae) from the Araguaia River, South America

Genetica

Volumn 133, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 109-112

  Venere, Paulo Cesar ^a   Souza, Issakar Lima ^a   Martins, Cesar ^b   Oliveira, Claudio ^b  

^a FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF MATO GROSSO   (Brazil)

^b SÃO PAULO STATE UNIVERSITY UNESP   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Chromosome banding; Fish cytogenetics; Hatchetfish; Heteromorphic sex chromosomes

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; CHROMOSOME BANDING PATTERN; FEMALE; FISH; GENETICS; GENOTYPE; KARYOTYPING; MALE; METAPHASE; RIVER; SEX CHROMOSOME; SOUTH AMERICA;

ANIMALS; CHROMOSOME BANDING; FEMALE; FISHES; GENOTYPE; KARYOTYPING; MALE; METAPHASE; RIVERS; SEX CHROMOSOMES; SOUTH AMERICA;

CHARACIFORMES; GASTEROPELECIDAE; THORACOCHARAX; THORACOCHARAX SECURIS;

EID: 43349099758     PISSN: 00166707     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10709-007-9194-x     Document Type: Article

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