Development of silver stained structures during spermatogenesis in different genera of Formicidae |
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Authors: | T Palomeque E Chica M A Cano R Diaz de la Guardia |
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Institution: | (1) Departamento de Biología Animal, Ecología y Genética, Facultad de Ciencitas Experimentales de Jaén, Universidad de Granada, ES-23071 Jaén, Spain;(2) Departamento de Biología Animal, Ecología y Genética, Facultad de Ciencias, Universidad de Granada, 18071 Granada, Spain |
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Abstract: | Development of silver stained structures during the spermatogenesis of Tapinoma nigerrlum, Pheidole pallidula, Tetramorium caespitum, Tetramorium semilaeve, Lasius niger and Plagiolepis schmitzii are studied. Nucleolar masses are only observed in early prophase. Obvious NORs are present in metaphase in all genera and species studied. However, there are no nucleolar Ag precipitates after metaphase. A resumption of silver stainability occurs in round spermatids. The majority of these genera present differential activity between the existing NORs. In T. nigerrimum there is primary or secondary NOR activity in all chromosomes of the complement, although there are interpopulation differences in relation to the NOR activity. In the remaining genera only certain chromosomes present NOR activity. Interpopulation genetic differences and environmental factors can cause differential activity of secondary NORs as observed in Tapinoma nigerrimum. |
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Keywords: | spermatogenesis nucleolar organizer regions (NORs) Formicidae |
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