Method of obtaining metaphase cells for oyster karyotyping

Currently, mariculture is growing on the coast of Santa Catarina and Florianópolis is the largest producer of oysters in Brazil, cultivating the Japanese oyster Crassostrea gigas (Thunberg, 1793). Regarding the native oyster, many types of study are needed, including those that help to elucidate the...

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Main Authors: Rafael Alves, Aimê Rachel Magenta Magalhães
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Universidade Federal de Santa Catarina 2010-03-01
Series:Biotemas
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Online Access:http://www.biotemas.ufsc.br/volumes/pdf/volume231/111a119.pdf