Chromosome polymorphism in the Italian newt,Triturus italicus |
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Authors: | Matilde Ragghianti Stefania Bucci-Innocenti Giorgio Mancino |
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Institution: | (1) Institute of Histology and Embryology, University of Pisa, Via A. Volta, 4, 56100 Pisa, Italy |
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Abstract: | A chromosomal variation, changing shape and C-banding pattern of chromosome XII of Triturus italicus was detected among the offspring of two F1 hybrid families of T. italicus × T. vulgaris meridionalis . In both families a number of individuals appeared to have a metacentric instead of the expected subtelocentric chromosome XII of T. italicus. — Investigations in three well separated localities in the range of the species showed the polymorphism to have a wide distribution and to be part of a complex pattern involving at least two inversions and (presumably) deficiencies of large C-bands. At meiosis, the shape of bivalent XII, and the location and frequency of chiasmata in the bivalent varied with the karyomorph involved. It is suggested that large rearrangements may still play an important role in the karyological evolution of Triturus. |
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