Variability of 18S rDNA locus among Symphysodon fishes: chromosomal rearrangements

Journal of Fish Biology

Volumn 76, Issue 5, 2010, Pages 1117-1127

  Gross, M C ^a,b,c   Schneider, C H ^b   Valente, G T ^c   Martins, C ^c   Feldberg, E ^b  

^a FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF AMAZONAS   (Brazil)

^b INSTITUTO NACIONAL DE PESQUISAS DA AMAZÔNIA   (Brazil)

^c SÃO PAULO STATE UNIVERSITY UNESP   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Amazon basin; Chromosome evolution; Discus fish; Fluorescent in situ hybridization; Symphysodon spp

Indexed keywords

CICHLIDAE; PISCES; SYMPHYSODON; SYMPHYSODON AEQUIFASCIATA; SYMPHYSODON DISCUS;

RIBOSOME DNA; RNA 18S;

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; CHROMOSOME ABERRATION; CHROMOSOME NOR; CICHLID; DNA PROBE; FEMALE; FLUORESCENCE IN SITU HYBRIDIZATION; GENETIC MARKER; GENETIC POLYMORPHISM; GENETICS; MALE; MOLECULAR EVOLUTION; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; SILVER STAINING;

ANIMALS; CHROMOSOME ABERRATIONS; CICHLIDS; DNA PROBES; DNA, RIBOSOMAL; EVOLUTION, MOLECULAR; FEMALE; GENETIC MARKERS; IN SITU HYBRIDIZATION, FLUORESCENCE; MALE; NUCLEOLUS ORGANIZER REGION; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; POLYMORPHISM, GENETIC; RNA, RIBOSOMAL, 18S; SILVER STAINING;

EID: 77953984843     PISSN: 00221112     EISSN: 10958649     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1095-8649.2010.02550.x     Document Type: Article

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