Open AccessThe seven‐chromosome karyotype of the African frog Arthroleptis , a probable derivative of the thirteen‐chromosome karyotype of Rana (Ranidae, Anura)
Author(s) -
SCHEEL J. J.
Publication year - 1971
Publication title -
hereditas
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.819
H-Index - 50
eISSN - 1601-5223
pISSN - 0018-0661
DOI - 10.1111/j.1601-5223.1971.tb02382.x
Subject(s) - karyotype , biology , chromosome , zoology , rana , amphibian , genetics , anatomy , ecology , gene
Males from five populations of the African frog Arthroleptis aff. poecilonotus were studied and in all specimens n = 7 was found. A theory is put forward that the karyotype of this frog has arisen from the n = 13 karyotype of the genus Rana.