[Karyotypic analysis from two clones of gynogenetic Pengze crucian carp (Carassius auratus of Pengze)].
Pengze crucian carp (Carassius auratus of pengze), one of the most popular cultural fishes in China, is an endemic bisexual population with natural gynogenetic reproduction mode. Just like Silver crucian carp, investigation on the karyotype of Pengze crucian carp is important to understanding the diversity and the evolution of the unisexual vertebrates. Two distinguishable gynogenetic clones of Pengze crucian carp, named clone H and clone L, respectively,were detected recently. In this study, the chromosomes number and karyotype of the two clones were analyzed using chromosomes of kidney cell-PHA culture in vivo prepared by flame-drying technique. The results show that the chromosome numbers and karyotypes of the two clones are different. Clone H has 156 chromosomes in its karyotype with 42 metacentric, 36 submetacentric, 39 subtelocentric, 33 telocentric, and six supernumerary chromosomes; the karyotype of clone L contains 162 chromosomes with 36 metacentric, 45 submetacentric, 33 subtelocentric, 36 telocentric, and twelve supernumerary chromosomes. The karyotype formula of 150 basic chromosomes of clone H is 3n = 42M +36SM +39ST +33T,NF = 228; and the karyotype formula of 150 basic chromosomes of clone L is 3n = 36M +45SM +33ST +36T, NF = 231. The discovery of the two different gynogenetic clones indicates that the genetic diversity also exists in the Pengze crucian carp, similar to that in the Silver crucian carp.
Liu
Liang-Guo
LG
College of Life Science, South China Normal University, Guangzhou 510631, China. llg18@sohu.com
Zhao
Jun
J
Chen
Xiang-Lin
XL
Dong
Cheng-Wen
CW
Cui
Miao
M
D000818:Animals; D002869:Chromosome Aberrations; D006054:Goldfish / Q000235:genetics*; D007621:Karyotyping