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Karyotypical study on fish of family Sciaenidae (Teleostei, Perciformes) from the region of Cananéia, SP, Brazil: 1. On the karyotype of Micropogonias furnieri (Desmarest, 1823)

The chromosomes of Micropogonias furnieri was studied. The diploid number is 48 acrocentric chromosomes and the haploid number is 24. The diploid DNA content of blood cell nucleus was measured. C and G banding techniques were tried.

Cytology; Genetics; Chromosomes; Karyotypes; Marine fishes; Sciaenidae; Micropogonias furnieri; Cananéia


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