B chromosomes in a population of Astyanax eigenmanniorum (Characiformes, Characidae) from the Araguari River Basin (Uberlândia, MG, Brazil)

A cytogenetic study was conducted on an Astyanax eigenmanniorum population from the Caetano Stream (18° 44' 56" S/ 048° 18' 39" W) - in Uberlândia, MG, Brazil - showing a modal diploid number of 48 chromosomes in the standard male and female karyotypes. However, in several specim...

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Main Authors: Alessandra Ribeiro Torres-Mariano, Sandra Morelli
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Sociedade Brasileira de Genética 2008-01-01
Series:Genetics and Molecular Biology
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Online Access:http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S1415-47572008000200015