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A Comprehensive Cytogenetic Analysis of Several Members of the Family Columbidae (Aves, Columbiformes)

Kretschmer, Rafael, Furo, Ivanete de Oliveira, Gomes, Anderson José Baia, Kiazim, Lucas G, Gunski, Ricardo José, Garnero, Analía del Valle, Pereira, Jorge C., Ferguson-Smith, Malcolm A., de Oliveira, Edivaldo Herculano Corrêa, Griffin, Darren K., and others. (2020) A Comprehensive Cytogenetic Analysis of Several Members of the Family Columbidae (Aves, Columbiformes). Genes, 11 (6). p. 632. ISSN 2073-4425. (doi:10.3390/genes11060632) (KAR id:81762)

Abstract

The Columbidae species (Aves, Columbiformes) show considerable variation in their diploid numbers (2n = 68–86), but there is limited understanding of the events that shaped the extant karyotypes. Hence, we performed whole chromosome painting (wcp) for paints GGA1-10 and bacterial artificial chromosome (BAC) probes for chromosomes GGA11-28 for Columbina passerina, Columbina talpacoti, Patagioenas cayennensis, Geotrygon violacea and Geotrygon montana. Streptopelia decaocto was only investigated with paints because BACs for GGA10-28 had been previously analyzed. We also performed phylogenetic analyses in order to trace the evolutionary history of this family in light of chromosomal changes using our wcp data with chicken probes and from Zenaida auriculata, Columbina picui, Columba livia and Leptotila verreauxi, previously published. G-banding was performed on all these species. Comparative chromosome paint and G-banding results suggested that at least one interchromosomal and many intrachromosomal rearrangements had occurred in the diversification of Columbidae species. On the other hand, a high degree of conservation of microchromosome organization was observed in these species. Our cladistic analysis, considering all the chromosome rearrangements detected, provided strong support for L. verreauxi and P. cayennensis, G. montana and G. violacea, C. passerina and C. talpacoti having sister taxa relationships, as well as for all Columbidae species analyzed herein. Additionally, the chromosome characters were mapped in a consensus phylogenetic topology previously proposed, revealing a pericentric inversion in the chromosome homologous to GGA4 in a chromosomal signature unique to small New World ground doves

Item Type: Article
DOI/Identification number: 10.3390/genes11060632
Uncontrolled keywords: birds; doves and pigeons; evolution; genome organization; macrochromosomes; microchromosomes
Divisions: Divisions > Division of Natural Sciences > Biosciences
Depositing User: Susan Davies
Date Deposited: 18 Jun 2020 10:33 UTC
Last Modified: 04 Mar 2024 19:27 UTC
Resource URI: https://kar.kent.ac.uk/id/eprint/81762 (The current URI for this page, for reference purposes)

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Kiazim, Lucas G.

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Griffin, Darren K..

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O’Connor, Rebecca.

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