Differentiation of the XY sex chromosomes in the fish hoplias malabaricus (Characiformes, Erythrinidae): Unusual accumulation of repetitive sequences on the X chromosome

Sexual Development

Volumn 4, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 176-185

  Cioffi, M B ^a   Martins, C ^b   Vicari, M R ^c   Rebordinos, L ^d   Bertollo, L A C ^a  

^a FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF SÃO CARLOS   (Brazil)

^b SÃO PAULO STATE UNIVERSITY UNESP   (Brazil)

^c STATE UNIVERSITY OF PONTA GROSSA   (Brazil)

^d UNIVERSITY OF CÁDIZ   (Spain)

Author keywords

Cot 1 DNA; Fishes; Heterochromatin accumulation; Molecular cytogenetics; Repetitive DNA; Sex chromosome differentiation

Indexed keywords

CHARACIFORMES; ERYTHRINIDAE; HOPLIAS MALABARICUS; PISCES;

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; FISH; GENETICS; IN SITU HYBRIDIZATION; KARYOTYPING; NUCLEOTIDE REPEAT; X CHROMOSOME; Y CHROMOSOME;

ANIMALS; FISHES; IN SITU HYBRIDIZATION; KARYOTYPING; REPETITIVE SEQUENCES, NUCLEIC ACID; X CHROMOSOME; Y CHROMOSOME;

EID: 77952533820     PISSN: 16615425     EISSN: 16615433     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1159/000309726     Document Type: Article

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