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Chromosome study of Anodonta anatina (L., 1758) (Bivalvia, Unionidae)
Pawel Woznicki1, Malgorzata Jankun
1University of Warmia and Mazury in Olsztyn, Department of Evolutionary Genetics, Oczapowskiego 5, 10-718 Olsztyn, Poland. pwozn@uwm.edu.pl
Folia Biologica
|December 9, 2008
Abstract:
The chromosome complement of the freshwater mussel Anodonta anatina was studied using Giemsa, Ag-NOR and chromomycin A3 staining. The diploid chromosome number of this species is 2n=38 and the arm number (NF) = 76. The nucleolar organizer region (NOR) was found on one chromosome pair and it was connected to GC rich chromatin as visualized by CMA3 staining.
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