Research Article

Karyotype, C-band and NOR phenotype of Anatolian endemic fish Squalius anatolicus (Bogutskaya, 1997) (Teleostei, Leuciscidae)

Volume: 38 Number: 3 September 15, 2021
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Karyotype, C-band and NOR phenotype of Anatolian endemic fish Squalius anatolicus (Bogutskaya, 1997) (Teleostei, Leuciscidae)

Abstract



The karyotype and distribution of constitutive heterochromatin and nucleolus organizer regions (NORs) of Anatolian leuciscine endemic to Lake Beysehir, Squalius anatolicus (Bogutskaya, 1997) were analyzed respectively using conventional Giemsa-staining, C-banding and Ag-impregnation. Diploid chromosome number was 2n = 50 and karyotype consisted of 7 pairs of metacentric, 13 pairs of submetacentric, 5 pairs of subtelo- to acrocentric chromosomes, NF value equaled 90. Heteromorphic elements indicating sex chromosomes were not detected. C-banding revealed clear pericentromeric constitutive heterochromatin blocks in several chromosomes. Ag-impregnation revealed the size heteromorphism of NORs that covered almost the entire short arms of the middle-sized submetacentric chromosome pair. The karyotype pattern and simple NOR phenotype of S. anatolicus are nearly identical with that found not only in Squalius species analyzed to date but also in many other representatives of the Eurasian leuciscine cyprinids, which indicates remarkable chromosome stasis in this leuciscid lineage.


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Primary Language

English

Subjects

Structural Biology

Journal Section

Research Article

Publication Date

September 15, 2021

Submission Date

March 17, 2021

Acceptance Date

April 30, 2021

Published in Issue

Year 1970 Volume: 38 Number: 3

APA
Ünal Karakuş, S., & Gaffaroglu, M. (2021). Karyotype, C-band and NOR phenotype of Anatolian endemic fish Squalius anatolicus (Bogutskaya, 1997) (Teleostei, Leuciscidae). Ege Journal of Fisheries and Aquatic Sciences, 38(3), 311-315. https://doi.org/10.12714/egejfas.38.3.07

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