Počet záznamů: 1  

Differentiation of Sex Chromosomes and Karyotype Characterisation in the Dragonsnake Xenodermus javanicus (Squamata: Xenodermatidae)

  1. 1.
    SYSNO ASEP0462601
    Druh ASEPJ - Článek v odborném periodiku
    Zařazení RIVJ - Článek v odborném periodiku
    Poddruh JČlánek ve WOS
    NázevDifferentiation of Sex Chromosomes and Karyotype Characterisation in the Dragonsnake Xenodermus javanicus (Squamata: Xenodermatidae)
    Tvůrce(i) Rovatsos, M. (CZ)
    Johnson Pokorná, Martina (UZFG-Y) ORCID
    Kratochvíl, L. (CZ)
    Zdroj.dok.Cytogenetic and Genome Research. - : Karger - ISSN 1424-8581
    Roč. 147, č. 1 (2015), s. 48-54
    Poč.str.7 s.
    Forma vydáníTištěná - P
    Jazyk dok.eng - angličtina
    Země vyd.CH - Švýcarsko
    Klíč. slovainterstitial telomeric repeats ; sex chromosomes ; sex determination
    Vědní obor RIVEG - Zoologie
    Vědní obor RIV – spolupráceZoologie
    Institucionální podporaUZFG-Y - RVO:67985904
    UT WOS000370491200008
    EID SCOPUS84947741650
    DOI10.1159/000441646
    AnotaceHighly differentiated heteromorphic ZZ/ZW sex chromosomes with a heterochromatic W are a basic principle among advanced snakes of the lineage Colubroidea, while other snake lineages generally lack these characteristics. For the first time, we cytogenetically examined the dragonsnake, Xenodermus javanicus, a member of the family Xenodermatidae, which is phylogenetically nested between snake lineages with and without differentiated sex chromosomes. Although most snakes have a karyotype with a stable chromosomal number of 2n = 36, the dragonsnake has an unusual, derived karyotype with 2n = 32 chromosomes. We found that heteromorphic ZZ/ZW sex chromosomes with a heterochromatic W are present in the dragonsnake, which suggests that the emergence of a highly differentiated W sex chromosome within snakes predates the split of Xenodermatidae and the clade including families Pareatidae, Viperidae, Homalopsidae, Lamprophiidae, Elapidae, and Colubridae. Although accumulations of interstitial telomeric sequences have not been previously reported in snakes, by using FISH with a telomeric probe we discovered them in 6 pairs of autosomes as well as in the W sex chromosome of the dragonsnake. Similarly to advanced snakes, the sex chromosomes of the dragonsnake have a significant accumulation of repeats containing a (GATA) n sequence. The results facilitate the dating of the differentiation of sex chromosomes within snakes back to the split between Xenodermatidae and other advanced snakes, i.e. around 40-75 mya.
    PracovištěÚstav živočišné fyziologie a genetiky
    KontaktJana Zásmětová, knihovna@iapg.cas.cz, Tel.: 315 639 554
    Rok sběru2017
Počet záznamů: 1  

  Tyto stránky využívají soubory cookies, které usnadňují jejich prohlížení. Další informace o tom jak používáme cookies.