Genetics Summary

Genetics Summary for Callichthys callichthys

Main ref.	Porto, J.I.R., E. Feldberg, C.M. Nakayama and J.N. Falcao, 1992
Country
Locality/Yr.	Unspecified		Sex.
Chromosome number	Haploid/gametic (n) : 28		Ref.	Sanchez, S. and A.S. Fenocchio, 1996
	Diploid/zygotic (2n) : 56 - 56		Ref.	Sanchez, S. and A.S. Fenocchio, 1996
Chromosome Type			Ref.	Sanchez, S. and A.S. Fenocchio, 1996
Metacentric	14	Subtelocentric	MetaSubmetacentric
Submetacentric	10	Telocentric/Acrocentric	Subtelo-Acrocentric	32
Chromosome arm no.	100		Ref.	Sanchez, S. and A.S. Fenocchio, 1996
Sex determining mechanism			Ref.
DNA Content (haploid)	1.7		Ref.	Hinegardner, R. and D.E. Rosen, 1972
Genetic markers	No		Ref.
Remarks	2n = 52-58 (Ref. 13582); 2n = 52 (Ref. 7052).		Ref.

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