title: The chromosomes of the living coelacanth and their remarkable similarity to those of one of the most ancient frogs.
abstract: The karyotype of the coelacanth is reported for the first time. Latimeria chalumnae has a 48-chromosome karyotype that contains metacentric, subtelocentric, and telocentric chromosomes as well as microchromosomes. This karyotype is unlike those found in lung-fishes but is very similar to the 46-chromosome karyotype of one of the ancient frogs, Ascaphus truei.
authors.affiliation: Department of Zoology, University of Guelph, Ontario, Canada.
authors.forename: J P
authors.initials: JP
authors.lastname: Bogart
authors.forename: E K
authors.initials: EK
authors.lastname: Balon
authors.forename: M N
authors.initials: MN
authors.lastname: Bruton
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D001001:Anura / Q000235:genetics*; D005075:Biological Evolution; D002875:Chromosomes; D005260:Female; D005399:Fishes / Q000235:genetics*; D007621:Karyotyping; D013045:Species Specificity