A Comparative Study of the Chromosomes from Five Species of the Genus Rana (Amphibia: Salientia)

Haertel, John David; Owczarzak, Alfred; Storm, Robert M.

doi:10.2307/1443011

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“…Specimens were collected from 9 localities of Armenia (Table 1 Chromosome slides were prepared from bone marrow and spleen according to Haertel et al (1974) and MacGregor, Varley (1986). C-banding was made as described in Sumner (1972) with some modifi cations.…”

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Features of the karyotypes of Pelophylax ridibundus Pallas, 1771 and Rana macrocnemis Boulenger, 1885 (Amphibia: Ranidae) from Armenia

Martirosyan¹,

Stepanyan²

2009

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Abstract. Сhromosomal complements of Pelophylax ridibundus Pallas, 1771 from 9 localities (Northern, Central and South Armenia) and Rana macrocnemis Boulenger, 1885 from one locality (North-West Armenia) have been analyzed. The chromosome sets of P. ridibundus collected from 8 localities showed 2n=26, (10m+12sm+4st; NF=52). A secondary constriction has been observed in all studied individuals on the 10-th chromosome pair showing NOR-positive reaction. C-positive heterochromatin blocks have been observed on long arms of the 2-nd and 10-th pairs of chromosomes (7 localities). In addition, C-heterochromatin blocks have been found on interstitial regions of short arms of the 12-th pairs, as well as in telomeric regions of long arms of the 9-th pairs and on short arms of the 5-th pair in the frogs from 2 localities. The karyotype of P. ridibundus from populations near Ejmiatsin differs from other populations (2n=26, 12m+10sm+4st). Diploid number of chromosomes of R. macrocnemis was also 26 (8m+12sm+6st, NF=52). Blocks of C-positive heterochromatin have been revealed in telomeric parts of the 1-st, 2-nd (p), 3-rd (q), 4-th (q), 6-th, 9-th (p), 10-th (p,q) and 13-th (q) pairs, as well as in interstitial regions of the 1-st and 2-nd pairs of chromosomes. Intrapopulation and interpopulation geographic variations of karyotypes and C-heterochromatin banding patterns of P. ridibundus have been revealed. Karyotypically, morphotypes "macrocnemis" and "camerani" are closely related.

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Features of the karyotypes of Pelophylax ridibundus Pallas, 1771 and Rana macrocnemis Boulenger, 1885 (Amphibia: Ranidae) from Armenia

Martirosyan¹,

Stepanyan²

2009

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“…With regards to amphibian karyotypes, especially those of Rana species, secondary constrictions were discussed by Hennen (1964), Seto (1965), Guillemin (1967), Ullerich (1967), Gtinther (1970), Nishioka (1972), Kuramoto (1972Kuramoto ( , 1980, Kuramoto et al, (1973), Ivanov and Madyanov (1973), Belcheva and Genova (1974), Haertel et al (1974), Popov (1974), Orlova et al (1977), Koref-Santibanez and Giinther (1980), Green et al (198 ! ), Green (1983).…”

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Localization of NORs in karyotypes of four Rana species

Birstein

1984

Genetica

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“…Chromosome preparations were made from bone marrow and spleen cells of colchieinized animals (Haertel et al, 1974). In several preparations obtained from each animal, 10-15 metaphase plates were analyzed.…”

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