Interspecific chromosomal divergences in the genus Characidium (Teleostei: Characiformes: Crenuchidae)

Karyotypes of seven fish species of the genus Characidium, three of them studied for the first time, were characterized using conventional cytogenetic techniques (Giemsa staining, Ag-NOR, and C-banding). All species presented a diploid number of 2n=50, with only metacentric and submetacentric chromo...

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Main Authors: José Carlos Pansonato Alves, Luiz Ricardo de Souza Paiva, Claudio Oliveira, Fausto Foresti
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Sociedade Brasileira de Ictiologia
Series:Neotropical Ichthyology
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Online Access:http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S1679-62252010000100010&lng=en&tlng=en