Variation in the conventional and banded karyotypes among populations of Arvicola amphibius (L., 1758) (Mammalia: Rodentia) from Turkey

0491944 - ÚBO 2019 RIV BG eng J - Journal Article
Seker, P. S. - Arslan, A. - Selvi, E. - Kankilic, T. - Zima, Jan
Variation in the conventional and banded karyotypes among populations of Arvicola amphibius (L., 1758) (Mammalia: Rodentia) from Turkey.
Acta Zoologica Bulgarica. Roč. 70, č. 2 (2018), s. 147-152. ISSN 0324-0770
Institutional support: RVO:68081766
Keywords : water vole * heterochromatin * chromosomes * linnaeus * regions * Arvicola amphibius * chromosomal banding * karyotype * variation * Turkey
OECD category: Zoology
Impact factor: 0.278, year: 2018
Method of publishing: Open access
http://www.acta-zoologica-bulgarica.eu/downloads/acta-zoologica-bulgarica/2018/70-2-147-152.pdf

Chromosomal characteristics of water voles (Arvicola amphibius) were studied in ten populations including 33 samples from Anatolia, Turkey. The C-banding pattern and NORs distribution were analysed in four samples from Eastern Anatolia. The conventionally stained karyotypes showed the standard complement of the species (2n = 36, NFa = 60-62, NF = 64-66). Variation in the number of autosomal arms originated from the alternative presence of a subtelocentric or an acrocentric autosomal pair. C-banding provided further support for differentiation of the amount and distribution of C-heterochromatin between populations from Central Europe and Asia Minor. Chromosomal variation among Turkish populations was manifested by the number of autosomal arms, positive C-bands and NOR-carrying autosomes.
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