First report of a B chromosome in a natural population of Astyanax altiparanae (Characiformes, Characidae)

Genetics and Molecular Biology

Volumn 31, Issue 1 SUPPL. 1, 2008, Pages 275-278

  Hashimoto, Diogo Teruo ^a   Gonçalves, Vanessa Regina ^a   Bortolozzi, Jehud ^a   Foresti, Fausto ^a   Porto Foresti, Fábio ^a  

^a SÃO PAULO STATE UNIVERSITY UNESP   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Astyanax altiparanae; B chromosomes; Fish cytogenetics

Indexed keywords

ACROCENTRIC CHROMOSOME; ARTICLE; ASTYANAX ALTIPARANAE; AUTOSOME; C BANDING; CENTROMERE; CHARACIDAE; CHARACIFORMES; CHROMOSOME ANALYSIS; CHROMOSOME PAIRING; CHROMOSOME SIZE; FEMALE; FISH; FISH GENETICS; GENOMICS; HETEROCHROMATIN; KARYOTYPE; MALE; MICROCHROMOSOME; NONHUMAN; SUPERNUMERARY CHROMOSOME;

ASTYANAX; ASTYANAX ALTIPARANAE; CHARACIDAE; CHARACIFORMES;

EID: 46649096042     PISSN: 14154757     EISSN: 16784685     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1590/s1415-47572008000200021     Document Type: Article

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