Comparative karyotype analysis and chromosome evolution in the genus <it>Aplastodiscus</it> (Cophomantini, Hylinae, Hylidae)

<p>Abstract</p> <p>Background</p> <p>The frogs of the Tribe Cophomantini present, in general, 2n = 24 karyotype, but data on <it>Aplastodiscus</it> showed variation in diploid number from 2n = 24 to 2n = 18. Five species were karyotyped, one of them for the...

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Published in:BMC Genetics
Main Authors: Gruber Simone, Zina Juliana, Narimatsu Hideki, Haddad Célio Fernando, Kasahara Sanae
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2012-04-01
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Online Access:http://www.biomedcentral.com/1471-2156/13/28