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Ag-NOR and C-banding analysis of spermatocyte chromosomes ofClavelina lepadiformis(Ascidiacea, Aplousobranchiata)

R. VitturiE. CatalanoD. ColomberaX. Toron

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Geneticsmedicine.medical_specialtyHeterochromatinCytogeneticsChromosomeSpermatocyteBiologybiology.organism_classificationMolecular biologySilver stainmedicine.anatomical_structureGeneticsmedicineClavelina lepadiformisNucleolus organizer regionGeneral Agricultural and Biological SciencesAscidiacea

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SUMMARYChromosome number n = 9 and 2n = 18 for Clavelina lepadiformis (Ascidiacea, Aplousobranchiata) from the Gulf of Palermo have been determined. Silver staining analysis of testicular cells reveals that within-individual variability in NOR banding patterns is present. Using the C-banding procedure, a very impressive heterochromatin amount seems to characterize the chromosome set of this species.

https://doi.org/10.1080/00087114.1991.10797200