Cytogenetic characterization of a population of Bryconamericus aff. iheringii (Characidae,Tetragonopterinae)

A cytogenetic analysis of thirteen specimens of Bryconamericus aff. Iheringii revealed a diploid number of 52 chromosomes and a karyotype of 8M+22SM+10ST+12A with a fundamental number (FN) of 92. The nucleolus organizer regions (NORs) were studied by means of AgNO3 and CMA3 staining as well as by FI...

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Main Authors: Tânia Regina Paintner-Marques, Lucia Giuliano-Caetano, Ana Lúcia Dias
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Sociedade Brasileira de Genética 2003-01-01
Series:Genetics and Molecular Biology
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Online Access:http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S1415-47572003000200007