XX/XY sex chromosome system and chromosome markers in the snake eel Ophisurus serpens (Anguilliformes: Ophichtidae)

Autor: Susanna Salvadori, Federica Deidda, Anna Maria Deiana, Antonello Mulas, Cinzia Lobina, Elisabetta Coluccia
Rok vydání: 2018
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Zdroj: Marine Biology Research. 14:158-164
ISSN: 1745-1019
1745-1000
DOI: 10.1080/17451000.2017.1406665
Popis: We report evidence of an XX/XY sex chromosome system in the snake eel Ophisurus serpens (Anguilliformes: Ophichthidae). We characterized the male and female karyotypes by C-, replication- and HaeIII-bandings. The 45S and 5S ribosomal gene families were located using dual fluorescence in situ hybridization, which showed that the 5S rDNA sites were present on the X chromosome, beside an autosome pair. FISH with a telomeric peptide nucleic acid probe enabled recognition of Interstitial Telomeric Sequences (ITSs), likely remnants of chromosomal rearrangements, in five chromosome pairs, including the rDNA-bearing ones. Possible mechanisms of the origin of sex chromosomes in this species are discussed, considering the presence of a sex-linked marker and ITSs.
Databáze: OpenAIRE
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