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Identification of Putative Sex Chromosomes in the Blue Tilapia, Oreochromis Aureus, through Synaptonemal Complex and FISH Analysis

Campos-Ramos, Rafael, Harvey, Simon C., Masabanda, Julio S., Carrasco, Luis Roman, Griffin, Darren K., McAndrew, B.J., Bromage, Niall R., Penman, David J. (2001) Identification of Putative Sex Chromosomes in the Blue Tilapia, Oreochromis Aureus, through Synaptonemal Complex and FISH Analysis. Genetica, 111 (1-3). pp. 143-153. ISSN 0016-6707. (doi:10.1023/A:1013707818534) (The full text of this publication is not currently available from this repository. You may be able to access a copy if URLs are provided) (KAR id:12467)

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Abstract

Sex determination in the blue tilapia, Oreochromis aureus, is primarily a ZW female-ZZ male system. Here, by analysis of the pachytene meiotic chromosomes of O. aureus, we demonstrate the presence of two distinct regions of restricted pairing present only in heterogametic fish. The first, a subterminal region of the largest bivalent is located near to the region of unpairing found in the closely related species O. niloticus, while the second is in a small bivalent, most of which was unpaired. These results suggest that O. aureus has two separate pairs of sex chromosomes.

Item Type: Article
DOI/Identification number: 10.1023/A:1013707818534
Additional information: 11841163 0016-6707
Uncontrolled keywords: Animals Female In Situ Hybridization, Fluorescence Male Polymerase Chain Reaction Sex Chromosomes Synaptonemal Complex Tilapia
Subjects: Q Science
Divisions: Divisions > Division of Natural Sciences > Biosciences
Depositing User: Darren Griffin
Date Deposited: 20 Nov 2008 21:04 UTC
Last Modified: 16 Nov 2021 09:50 UTC
Resource URI: https://kar.kent.ac.uk/id/eprint/12467 (The current URI for this page, for reference purposes)

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