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First record of the natural occurrence of hexaploid loach Misgurnus anguillicaudatus in Hubei Province, China
Author(s) -
Abbas K.,
Li M. Y.,
Wang W. M.,
Zhou X. Y.
Publication year - 2009
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.1095-8649.2009.02320.x
Subject(s) - misgurnus , biology , karyotype , zoology , china , nuclear dna , cobitidae , evolutionary biology , fish <actinopterygii> , ecology , genetics , gene , fishery , chromosome , archaeology , mitochondrial dna , history
Natural occurrence of hexaploid loach Misgurnus anguillicaudatus detected in central China is reported here for the first time. The evidences from karyotyping, DNA content analysis and nuclear volume measurements were described to confirm the hexaploid nature of the identified individual.