Cytogenetic characterization of the strongly electric Amazonian eel, Electrophorus electricus (Teleostei, Gymnotiformes), from the Brazilian rivers Amazon and Araguaia

A karyotype analysis of the electric eel, Electrophorus electricus (Teleostei, Gymnotiformes), a strongly electric fish from northern South America, is presented. Two female specimens were analyzed, one from the Amazon River and one from the Araguaia River. The specimens had a chromosomal number of...

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主要な著者: Soraia B.A. Fonteles, Carlos E. Lopes, Alberto Akama, Flora M.C. Fernandes, Fábio Porto-Foresti, José A. Senhorini, Maria de Fátima Z. Daniel-Silva, Fausto Foresti, Lurdes Foresti de Almeida-Toledo
フォーマット: 論文
言語:English
出版事項: Sociedade Brasileira de Genética 2008-01-01
シリーズ:Genetics and Molecular Biology
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要約:A karyotype analysis of the electric eel, Electrophorus electricus (Teleostei, Gymnotiformes), a strongly electric fish from northern South America, is presented. Two female specimens were analyzed, one from the Amazon River and one from the Araguaia River. The specimens had a chromosomal number of 2n = 52 (42M-SM + 10A). C-bands were present in a centromeric and pericentromeric position on part of the chromosomes; some interstitial C-bands were also present. Heteromorphic nucleolus organizer regions (NORs) were detected in two chromosome pairs of the specimen from the Amazon River. The chromosome number and karyotype characteristics are similar to those of other Gymnotidae species. The genera Electrophorus and Gymnotus are positioned as the basal lineages in the Gymnotiformes phylogeny.
ISSN:1415-4757
1678-4685