Karyotype, constitutive heterochromatin and nucleolar organizer regions (NORs) in Belosacris coccineipes (Acrididae-Leptysminae)
Several techniques including C-banding, fluorochromes and silver staining were used to obtain information about heterochromatin patterns in the grasshopper B. coccineipes. Conventional staining showed a karyotype with 2n = 23 chromosomes in males and 2n = 24 in females, as well as XO:XX sex determin...
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doaj-7cf440f3145c488bb21ed61208a5d2022020-11-25T01:58:43ZengSociedade Brasileira de GenéticaGenetics and Molecular Biology1415-47571678-46852000-09-0123357557910.1590/S1415-47572000000300013Karyotype, constitutive heterochromatin and nucleolar organizer regions (NORs) in Belosacris coccineipes (Acrididae-Leptysminae)Vilma LoretoMaria José de SouzaSeveral techniques including C-banding, fluorochromes and silver staining were used to obtain information about heterochromatin patterns in the grasshopper B. coccineipes. Conventional staining showed a karyotype with 2n = 23 chromosomes in males and 2n = 24 in females, as well as XO:XX sex determination and acrotelocentric chromosomes. The medium-sized X chromosome was heteropycnotic positive at the beginning of prophase I and negative in metaphase I. C-banding revealed heterochromatic blocks in the pericentromeric regions of all chromosomes. Silver nitrate staining in this species showed three small bivalents (S9-S11) as nucleolar organizers with NORs located in the pericentromeric regions. CMA3-positive blocks were seen in pericentromeric regions of pairs M6, S9, S10 and S11. Sequential staining with CMA3/AgNO3 revealed homology between the CMA3-positive bands and NORs of the bivalents S9, S10 and S11. The CMA3-positive block of the bivalent M6 could represent a latent secondary NOR. The results obtained permit us to distinguish two categories of the constitutive heterochromatin in B. coccineipes.<br>Algumas técnicas incluindo bandeamento C, fluorocromos e coloração com nitrato de prata foram utilizadas visando obter informações sobre os padrões de heterocromatina no gafanhoto B. coccineipes. A análise convencional mostrou um cariótipo com 2n = 23 cromossomos nos machos e 2n = 24 nas fêmeas, sistema XO de determinação do sexo e cromossomos acro-telocêntricos. O cromossomo X de tamanho médio mostrou-se heteropicnótico positivo no início da prófase I e negativo em metáfase I. O bandeamento C revelou blocos positivos nas regiões pericentroméricas de todos os cromossomos. A coloração com nitrato de prata nesta espécie evidenciou 3 bivalentes pequenos (S9-S11) portadores de nucléolos com as NORs localizadas nas regiões pericentroméricas. Blocos CMA3-positivos foram visualizados nas regiões pericentroméricas dos pares M6, S9, S10 e S11. Pela coloração seqüencial CMA3/AgNO3 observamos homologia entre as bandas CMA3-positivas e as NORs dos bivalentes S9, S10 e S11. A marcação CMA3-positiva do bivalente M6 poderia representar uma NOR secundária latente. Os resultados obtidos permitiram distinguir duas categorias de heterocromatina constitutiva em B. coccineipes.http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S1415-47572000000300013 |
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Vilma Loreto Maria José de Souza |
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Karyotype, constitutive heterochromatin and nucleolar organizer regions (NORs) in Belosacris coccineipes (Acrididae-Leptysminae) |
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Karyotype, constitutive heterochromatin and nucleolar organizer regions (NORs) in Belosacris coccineipes (Acrididae-Leptysminae) |
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Karyotype, constitutive heterochromatin and nucleolar organizer regions (NORs) in Belosacris coccineipes (Acrididae-Leptysminae) |
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Karyotype, constitutive heterochromatin and nucleolar organizer regions (NORs) in Belosacris coccineipes (Acrididae-Leptysminae) |
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Karyotype, constitutive heterochromatin and nucleolar organizer regions (NORs) in Belosacris coccineipes (Acrididae-Leptysminae) |
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karyotype, constitutive heterochromatin and nucleolar organizer regions (nors) in belosacris coccineipes (acrididae-leptysminae) |
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Several techniques including C-banding, fluorochromes and silver staining were used to obtain information about heterochromatin patterns in the grasshopper B. coccineipes. Conventional staining showed a karyotype with 2n = 23 chromosomes in males and 2n = 24 in females, as well as XO:XX sex determination and acrotelocentric chromosomes. The medium-sized X chromosome was heteropycnotic positive at the beginning of prophase I and negative in metaphase I. C-banding revealed heterochromatic blocks in the pericentromeric regions of all chromosomes. Silver nitrate staining in this species showed three small bivalents (S9-S11) as nucleolar organizers with NORs located in the pericentromeric regions. CMA3-positive blocks were seen in pericentromeric regions of pairs M6, S9, S10 and S11. Sequential staining with CMA3/AgNO3 revealed homology between the CMA3-positive bands and NORs of the bivalents S9, S10 and S11. The CMA3-positive block of the bivalent M6 could represent a latent secondary NOR. The results obtained permit us to distinguish two categories of the constitutive heterochromatin in B. coccineipes.<br>Algumas técnicas incluindo bandeamento C, fluorocromos e coloração com nitrato de prata foram utilizadas visando obter informações sobre os padrões de heterocromatina no gafanhoto B. coccineipes. A análise convencional mostrou um cariótipo com 2n = 23 cromossomos nos machos e 2n = 24 nas fêmeas, sistema XO de determinação do sexo e cromossomos acro-telocêntricos. O cromossomo X de tamanho médio mostrou-se heteropicnótico positivo no início da prófase I e negativo em metáfase I. O bandeamento C revelou blocos positivos nas regiões pericentroméricas de todos os cromossomos. A coloração com nitrato de prata nesta espécie evidenciou 3 bivalentes pequenos (S9-S11) portadores de nucléolos com as NORs localizadas nas regiões pericentroméricas. Blocos CMA3-positivos foram visualizados nas regiões pericentroméricas dos pares M6, S9, S10 e S11. Pela coloração seqüencial CMA3/AgNO3 observamos homologia entre as bandas CMA3-positivas e as NORs dos bivalentes S9, S10 e S11. A marcação CMA3-positiva do bivalente M6 poderia representar uma NOR secundária latente. Os resultados obtidos permitiram distinguir duas categorias de heterocromatina constitutiva em B. coccineipes. |
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