Chromosomal evolution in the brazilian geckos of the genus gymnodactylus (squamata, phyllodactylidae) from the biomes of cerrado, caatinga and atlantic rain forest: Evidence of robertsonian fusion events and supernumerary chromosomes

Cytogenetic and Genome Research

Volumn 127, Issue 2-4, 2010, Pages 191-203

  Pellegrino, K C M ^a,b   Dos Santos, R M L ^b   Rodrigues, M T ^b   Laguna, M M ^b   Amaro, R C ^b   Yonenaga Yassuda, Y ^b  

^a FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF SÃO PAULO   (Brazil)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SÃO PAULO   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Brazilian biomes; Differential staining; FISH; Geckos; Gymnodactylus; Karyotype evolution; Robertsonian fusion; Supernumerary chromosomes

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BIOME; CHROMOSOME; CHROMOSOME ANALYSIS; CHROMOSOME POLYMORPHISM; CHROMOSOME REARRANGEMENT; CHROMOSOME SIZE; CHROMOSOME VARIANT; CONTROLLED STUDY; CYTOTYPE; FEMALE; GYMNODACTYLUS AMARALI; GYMNODACTYLUS GECKOIDES; HETEROZYGOSITY; KARYOTYPE; LIZARD; MALE; MOLECULAR EVOLUTION; NONHUMAN; POPULATION GENETICS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAIN FOREST; SEX CHROMOSOME; SPECIES DIFFERENCE;

ANIMALS; BRAZIL; CHROMOSOME BANDING; CHROMOSOMES; EVOLUTION, MOLECULAR; GENE REARRANGEMENT; IN SITU HYBRIDIZATION, FLUORESCENCE; KARYOTYPING; LIZARDS; SILVER STAINING; TELOMERE; TREES;

GEKKONIDAE; GYMNODACTYLUS; GYMNODACTYLUS DARWINII; GYMNODACTYLUS GECKOIDES; ROBERTSONIA; SQUAMATA;

EID: 77951878565     PISSN: 14248581     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1159/000295175     Document Type: Article

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