First record of the natural occurrence of hexaploid loach Misgurnus anguillicaudatus in Hubei Province, China |
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| Authors: | K Abbas M Y Li W M Wang and X Y Zhou |
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| Institution: | College of Fisheries, Key Lab of Agricultural Animal Genetics, Breeding and Reproduction of Ministry of Education, Huazhong Agricultural University, Wuhan, Hubei, 430070, P. R. China; and Faculty of Life Sciences and Biotechnology, Ningbo University, Ningbo, 315211, P. R. China |
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| Abstract: | Natural occurrence of hexaploid loach Misgurnus anguillicaudatus detected in central China is reported here for the first time. The evidences from karyotyping, DNA content analysis and nuclear volume measurements were described to confirm the hexaploid nature of the identified individual. |
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| Keywords: | chromosome hexaploid Misgurnus anguillicaudatus |
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