title: Karyotypes of Cyprinus carpio and Leuciscus cephalus.
abstract: Karyological investigations on the common carp (Cyprinus carpio) and chub (Leuciscus cephalus) are described. The diploid chromosome complement in the carp was found to be 98, with 50 meta- to submetacentric chromosomes, 48 subtelo- to telocentric chromosomes, and an arm number of 148. Chromosomal studies on the chub revealed the diploid chromosome complement to be 50, with 34 meta- to submetacentric chromosomes, 16 subtelo- to telocentric chromosomes, and an arm number of 84.
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D002347:Carps / Q000235:genetics*; D003530:Cyprinidae / Q000235:genetics*; D007621:Karyotyping; D007668:Kidney / Q000166:cytology; D007962:Leukocytes / Q000166:cytology; D008677:Metaphase; D013045:Species Specificity; D013194:Staining and Labeling