Cytogenetic comparison of Podocnemis expansa and Podocnemis unifilis: a case of inversion and duplication involving constitutive heterochromatin

Podocnemis expansa and P. unifilis present 2n = 28 chromosomes, a diploid number similar to those observed in other species of the genus. The aim of this study was to characterize these two species using conventional staining and differential CBG-, GTG and Ag-NOR banding. We analyzed specimens of P....

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Main Authors: Ricardo José Gunski, Isabel Souza Cunha, Tiago Marafiga Degrandi, Mario Ledesma, Analía Del Valle Garnero
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Sociedade Brasileira de Genética 2013-01-01
Series:Genetics and Molecular Biology
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Online Access:http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S1415-47572013000300009&lng=en&tlng=en