Composition of constitutive heterochromatin of Pseudonannolene strinatii Mauriès, 1974 (Diplopoda, Spirostreptida) analyzed by AT/CG specific fluorochromes.

Triple staining with fluorochromes (DA/DAPI/CMA) and C-banding were used to characterize the composition of Pseudonannolene strinatii heterochromatin. C-banding showed C+ bands of different labeling intensity on chromosomes 1 and 2 in some cells. Fluorochrome staining revealed DAPI+ regions correspo...

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Autores: Campos, Kleber Agari, Fontanetti, Carmem Silvia
Tipo de recurso: artículo
Estado:Versión publicada
Fecha de publicación:2005
País:Brasil
Institución:Universidade Estadual Paulista (UNESP)
Repositorio:Repositório Institucional da UNESP
Idioma:inglés
OAI Identifier:oai:repositorio.unesp.br:11449/68702
Acceso en línea:http://www.geneticsmr.com//year2005/vol4-4/pdf/gmr0141.pdf
http://hdl.handle.net/11449/68702
Access Level:acceso abierto
Palabra clave:fluorescent dye
animal
arthropod
chromosome banding pattern
genetics
heterochromatin
karyotyping
methodology
Animals
Arthropods
Chromosome Banding
Fluorescent Dyes
Heterochromatin
Karyotyping
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Sumario:Triple staining with fluorochromes (DA/DAPI/CMA) and C-banding were used to characterize the composition of Pseudonannolene strinatii heterochromatin. C-banding showed C+ bands of different labeling intensity on chromosomes 1 and 2 in some cells. Fluorochrome staining revealed DAPI+ regions corresponding to the C-banding pattern, indicating that the heterochromatin of this species is abundant in AT-rich sequences.