title: [Synaptonemal complexes of the A- and B-chromosomes of the spermatocytes from the East Asian mouse Apodemus peninsulae].
abstract: The analysis of whole-mount preparations of synaptonemal complexes (SCs) from surface-spread spermatocytes of A. peninsulae (2n = 48A + 1, 2, ... 12 B) had revealed SCs of 23 autosomal bivalents, sex bivalent XY, axial cores and SCs of the B-chromosomes. The intercellular and interindividual variability of the number of B-chromosomes varied from 1 to 12 per cell. The SCs of autosomal bivalents were shown to have a typical structure. The structure and behaviour of SCs of sex bivalent throughout meiotic prophase I appeared to be similar to those observed in other species of this order. Mainly B-univalents and less frequently B-bivalents containing SCs were found to be formed in meiotic prophase I. The full homologues appear to be rarely seen among B-chromosomes of the East-Asiatic mouse. A tendency of forming clusters of B-univalents near the sex bivalent was found, in addition to B-bivalents with lateral elements, having the form of bi- and tri-stranded elements with rare synaptic fragments. Besides this, the SCs of the autosomes of pachytene cells were found to contain structures resembling the recombination nodules.
authors.forename: T E
authors.initials: TE
authors.lastname: Borbiev
authors.forename: O L
authors.initials: OL
authors.lastname: Kolomiets
authors.forename: Iu M
authors.initials: IuM
authors.lastname: Borisov
authors.forename: A D
authors.initials: AD
authors.lastname: Safronova
authors.forename: Iu F
authors.initials: IuF
authors.lastname: Bogdanov
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D002875:Chromosomes / Q000648:ultrastructure*; D014644:Genetic Variation / Q000235:genetics; D008297:Male; D008540:Meiosis / Q000235:genetics; D008854:Microscopy, Electron; D009115:Muridae / Q000235:genetics*; D011418:Prophase / Q000235:genetics; D013090:Spermatocytes / Q000648:ultrastructure*; D013573:Synaptonemal Complex / Q000235:genetics
vernacular_title: Sinaptonemnye kompleksy A- i B-khromosom spermatotsitov vostochno-aziatskoĭ myshi Apodemus peninsulae.