Extensive Karyotype Reorganization in the Fish Gymnotus arapaima (Gymnotiformes, Gymnotidae) Highlighted by Zoo-FISH Analysis

Extensive Karyotype Reorganization in the Fish Gymnotus arapaima (Gymnotiformes, Gymnotidae) Highlighted by Zoo-FISH Analysis

The genus Gymnotus (Gymnotiformes) contains over 40 species of freshwater electric fishes exhibiting a wide distribution throughout Central and South America, and being particularly prevalent in the Amazon basin. Cytogenetics has been an important tool in the cytotaxonomy and elucidation of evolutio...

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Main Authors: Milla de Andrade Machado, Julio C. Pieczarka, Fernando H. R. Silva, Patricia C. M. O'Brien, Malcolm A. Ferguson-Smith, Cleusa Y. Nagamachi
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2018-01-01
Series:Frontiers in Genetics
Subjects:
chromosome painting
WCP
Gymnotus
FISH
cytotaxonomy
karyotype evolution
Online Access:http://journal.frontiersin.org/article/10.3389/fgene.2018.00008/full

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