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RESEARCH PRODUCT

Karyotype analysis, nucleolus organizer regions and C-banding pattern of Eisenia foetida (oligochaeta, lumbricidae)

F. P. AmicoRoberto VitturiD. ColomberaE. Catalano

subject

GeneticsEisenia fetidamedicine.medical_specialtybiologyNucleolusCytogeneticsZoologyKaryotypePlant ScienceGeneral Medicinebiology.organism_classificationMeiosisInsect Sciencebiology.animalGeneticsmedicineLumbricidaeAnimal Science and ZoologyPloidyNucleolus organizer region

description

The diploid number 2n=22 and haploid number n=11 found for Eisenia foetida from Palermo, Italy, confirm earlier data for this species from other localities. Analyses of silver-stained and C-banded mitotic and meiotic chromosomes suggest that a single chromosome pair has active NORs which correspond with C-positive regions. The occurrence of nucleolus activity during spermatogenesis of E. foetida is ascertained.

https://doi.org/10.1007/bf00058533