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Preparation of chromosomes from early stages of fish for cytogenetic analysis
Author(s) -
Baksi S. M.,
Means J. C.
Publication year - 1988
Publication title -
journal of fish biology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.672
H-Index - 115
eISSN - 1095-8649
pISSN - 0022-1112
DOI - 10.1111/j.1095-8649.1988.tb05369.x
Subject(s) - biology , fish <actinopterygii> , zoology , genotoxicity , larva , morone , fishery , ecology , toxicity , medicine
Techniques previously used to prepare tissues of adult fish for cytogenic analysis were modified in order to obtain large numbers of well‐spread metaphases from eggs and larvae. This method was applied successfully in genotoxicity studies of early life stages of Cyprinodon variegatus and Morone saxatilis .