Karyotypes of three species of the family Cottidae (Scorpaeniformes) |
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Authors: | Hiroaki Terashima Hitoshi Ida |
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Institution: | 1. School of Fishery Sciences, Kitasato University, Sanriku-cho, Kesen-gun, 022-01, Iwate Pref., Japan
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Abstract: | Karyotypes and cellular DNA contents of three species of the family Cottidae viz.Icelus cataphractus, Gymnocanthus intermedius andAlcichthys alcicornis were analyzed. Structural modifications within the family were supposedly by Robertsonian translocations. The diploid chromosome
numbers were determined to be 48 inAlcichthys alcicornis, 44 inGymnocanthus intermedius and 40 inIcelus cataphractus. The DNA contents ranged from 1.46 to 1.50pg/cell in the three species. The karyotype ofIcelus cataphractus is unique in having the smallest chromosome number (2n = 40) and 14 large-sized chromosomes. From the chromosome number and
the existence of some large chromosome pairs, Robertsonian translocations seem to have occurred frequently inIcelus cataphractus andGymnocanthus intermedius. |
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