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New karyotype of Lygosoma bowringii suggests cryptic diversity. / Lisachov, Artem; Poyarkov, Nikolay; Pawangkhanant, Parinya et al.
In: Herpetology Notes, Vol. 11, 01.01.2018, p. 1083-1088.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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T1 - New karyotype of Lygosoma bowringii suggests cryptic diversity
AU - Lisachov, Artem
AU - Poyarkov, Nikolay
AU - Pawangkhanant, Parinya
AU - Borodin, Pavel
AU - Srikulnath, Kornsorn
PY - 2018/1/1
Y1 - 2018/1/1
N2 - In the family Scincidae, karyotypes of most species have diploid numbers of 28–32 chromosomes. They are bimodal, i.e. there are two distinct size classes of chromosomes: microchromosomes and macrochromosomes. Previous karyotypic studies of the common supple skink, Lygosoma bowringii, showed the karyotype comprising 18 macro-and 14 microchromosomes (2n=32), which is common for the family. Here, we described a new derived unimodal karyotype of L. bowringii with 2n=24, observed in individuals from Bangkok (Thailand). A difference between the newly and previously described karyotypes of this species suggests the possibility of cryptic intraspecific chromosomal diversity.
AB - In the family Scincidae, karyotypes of most species have diploid numbers of 28–32 chromosomes. They are bimodal, i.e. there are two distinct size classes of chromosomes: microchromosomes and macrochromosomes. Previous karyotypic studies of the common supple skink, Lygosoma bowringii, showed the karyotype comprising 18 macro-and 14 microchromosomes (2n=32), which is common for the family. Here, we described a new derived unimodal karyotype of L. bowringii with 2n=24, observed in individuals from Bangkok (Thailand). A difference between the newly and previously described karyotypes of this species suggests the possibility of cryptic intraspecific chromosomal diversity.
KW - Bimodal karyotype
KW - Chromosomal rearrangements
KW - Macrochromosome
KW - Microchromosome
KW - Synaptonemal complexes
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M3 - Article
AN - SCOPUS:85060281279
VL - 11
SP - 1083
EP - 1088
JO - Herpetology Notes
JF - Herpetology Notes
SN - 2071-5773
ER -
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