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Chromosome Structure in Fishes

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Some Aspects of Chromosome Structure and Functions

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Cytogenetic studies have shown that several characteristics of fish chromosomes, such as nucleolus organizer regions, satellite and telomeric sequences are similar (and even have the same nucleotide sequence in the case of telomeres) to those observed in the chromosomes of other eukaryotes. The chromosomes of warm-blooded vertebrates display patterns of longitudinal bands resembling G-and R- bands plus some heterochromatin when stained with fluorochromes which are associated with A/T-or G/C-rich DNA. In contrast, the staining of fish chromosomes with the same fluorochromes does not produce longitudinal bands suggesting that differences exist between the chromosomes of warm-and cold-blooded vertebrates, particularly A/T-and G/C-rich chromosomal segments. In the present paper we discuss the hypothesis that the occurrence and distribution of retroelements, such SINEs and LINEs, may play an important role for the origin of A/T- and G/C-rich euchromatic bands in fish chromosomes.

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  1. Departamento de Morfologia, Instituto de Biociências, UNESP, 18618-000, Botucatu, SP, Brazil

    Claudio Oliveira

  2. Department of Biology, Dalhousie University, Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada, B3H 4J1

    Jonathan M. Wright

  3. Departamento de Morfologia, Instituto de Biociências, UNESP, 18618-000, Botucatu, SP, Brazil

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Oliveira, C., Wright, J.M., Foresti, F. (2002). Chromosome Structure in Fishes. In: Sobit, R.C., Obe, G., Athwal, R.S. (eds) Some Aspects of Chromosome Structure and Functions. Springer, Dordrecht. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-010-0334-6_10

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