Comparative cytogenetics of Carnegiella marthae and Carnegiella strigata (Characiformes, Gasteropelecidae) and description of a ZZ/ZW sex chromosome system

Genetics and Molecular Biology

Volumn 31, Issue 1 SUPPL. 1, 2008, Pages 231-234

  Terencio, Maria Leandra ^a   Schneider, Carlos Henrique ^a   Gross, Maria Claudia ^a   da Silva, Adailton Moreira ^b   Feldberg, Eliana ^a   Porto, Jorge Ivan Rebelo ^a  

^a INSTITUTO NACIONAL DE PESQUISAS DA AMAZÔNIA   (Brazil)

^b Universidade Estadual do Amazonas   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Cytotaxonomy; Fish cytogenetics; Heteromorphic sex chromosome system; Karyotype differentiation; NOR phenotypes

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL CELL; ARTICLE; BRAZIL; C BANDING; CARNEGIELLA MARTHAE; CARNEGIELLA STRIGATA; CHROMOSOME ANALYSIS; CHROMOSOME BANDING PATTERN; CHROMOSOME NOR; CHROMOSOME SIZE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONTROLLED STUDY; CYTOGENETICS; CYTOTAXONOMY; DIPLOIDY; FEMALE; FISH; FISH GENETICS; GIEMSA STAIN; KARYOTYPE; MALE; NONHUMAN; PHENOTYPE; SEX CHROMOSOME; SILVER STAINING; SPECIES COMPARISON;

CARNEGIELLA MARTHAE; CARNEGIELLA STRIGATA; CHARACIFORMES; GASTEROPELECIDAE;

EID: 46649090158     PISSN: 14154757     EISSN: 16784685     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1590/s1415-47572008000200011     Document Type: Article

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