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A somatic mosaic of the gynogenetic Amazon molly
Author(s) -
Lamatsch D. K.,
Schmid M.,
Schartl M.
Publication year - 2002
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.1095-8649.2002.tb02436.x
Subject(s) - biology , poecilia , amazon rainforest , zoology , offspring , somatic cell , ploidy , reproduction , karyotype , genetics , fish <actinopterygii> , evolutionary biology , chromosome , ecology , fishery , gene , pregnancy
Breeding experiments with the gynogenetic Amazon molly, Poecilia formosa , proved that mosaicism, detected by flow cytometry with the fluorescent dye DAPI was restricted to the soma, and that gynogenetic reproduction was maintained by the offspring. Potential pathways for how mosaicism might have arisen in P. formosa are discussed.