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Isolation of Giant Lampbrush Chromosomes from Living Oocytes of Frogs and Salamanders
Published on: December 5, 2016
Karyotype study of Rana camerani and comparisons with the other 26-chromosome European brown frog species (Amphibia,
1University of Plovdiv, Bulgaria.
Abstract:
The results of a detailed morphological and morphometrical chromosome analysis of Rana camerani (2n = 26) are described. It was established that the karyotype of this species consisted of three homologous pairs of large metacentrics, two homologous pairs of large submetacentrics, three homologous pairs of small metacentrics, two homologous pairs of small submetacentrics, and three homologous pairs of small subtelocentrics. Morphologically discernible sex chromosomes were not found. The similarity and peculiarities in the R. camerani karyotype and those of R. temporaria, R. dalmatina and R. graeca are discussed. This comparative karyotype analysis has suggested the possibility for developing a general chromosomal formula, by means of which these 26-chromosome species could be characterized.
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