Karyotype characterization of Mugil incilis Hancock, 1830 (Mugiliformes: Mugilidae), including a description of an unusual co-localization of major and minor ribosomal genes in the family

This study reports the description of the karyotype of Mugil incilis from Venezuela. The chromosome complement is composed of 48 acrocentric chromosomes, which uniformly decrease in size. Therefore, the homologues can not be clearly identified, with the exception of one of the largest chromosome pai...

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Main Authors: Anne Kathrin Hett, Mauro Nirchio, Claudio Oliveira, Zoila Raquel Siccha, Anna Rita Rossi, Luciana Sola
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Sociedade Brasileira de Ictiologia 2011-03-01
Series:Neotropical Ichthyology
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COI
Online Access:http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S1679-62252011000100008