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RESEARCH PRODUCT

Spermatocyte chromosome analysis of Helicella virgata (Pulmonata: Helicidae): silver-stained and C-banded chromosomes.

F P AmicoE. CatalanoR. VitturiD. Colombera

subject

Malemedicine.medical_specialtySnailsMitosisChromosomesHelicidaeMeiosisSpermatocytesOxazinesGeneticsmedicineAnimalsSpermatogenesisMolecular BiologyGenetics (clinical)GeneticsbiologyStaining and LabelingCytogeneticsChromosomeKaryotypeNucleolus organizationbiology.organism_classificationMolecular biologyChromosome BandingMeiosisKaryotypingHelicellaNucleolus organizer regionBiotechnology

description

Chromosome numbers of the snail Helicella virgata from the fields of Castellammare del Golfo (Sicily) are n = 26 and 2n = 52. Silver-staining analyses of testicular cells suggest that both mitotic and meiotic chromosomes are involved in nucleolus organization. A within-individual variability in NOR-banding pattern is present in each of the 20 specimens analyzed.

10.1093/oxfordjournals.jhered.a111095https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/1715356