Cytogenetic analyses of eight species in the genus <it>Leptodactylus</it> Fitzinger, 1843 (Amphibia, Anura, Leptodactylidae), including a new diploid number and a karyotype with multiple translocations

Cytogenetic analyses of eight species in the genus <it>Leptodactylus</it> Fitzinger, 1843 (Amphibia, Anura, Leptodactylidae), including a new diploid number and a karyotype with multiple translocations

<p>Abstract</p> <p>Background</p> <p>The karyotypes of <it>Leptodactylus</it> species usually consist of 22 bi-armed chromosomes, but morphological variations in some chromosomes and even differences in the 2n have been reported. To better understand the mec...

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Main Authors: Gazoni Thiago, Gruber Simone L, Silva Ana PZ, Araújo Olivia GS, Narimatsu Hideki, Strüssmann Christine, Haddad Célio FB, Kasahara Sanae
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2012-12-01
Series:BMC Genetics
Subjects:
FISH
Replication banding
BrdU
Fluorochrome staining
Ag-NOR
C-banding
Online Access:http://www.biomedcentral.com/1471-2156/13/109

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