Sex chromosomes in mitotic and polytene tissues of Anastrepha fraterculus (Diptera, Tephritidae) from Argentina: a review

Cytogenetics, which is considered a fundamental tool to understand basic genetic and genomic issues of species, has greatly contributed to the description of polymorphisms both at inter- and intra-specific level. In fact, cytogenetics was one of the first approaches used to propose Anastrepha frater...

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Autores: Giardini, Maria Cecilia, Milla, Fabian Horacio, Lanzavecchia, Silvia Beatriz, Nieves, Mariela, Cladera, Jorge Luis
Tipo de recurso: artículo
Estado:Versión publicada
Fecha de publicación:2015
País:Argentina
Institución:Instituto Nacional de Tecnología Agropecuaria
Repositorio:INTA Digital (INTA)
Idioma:inglés
OAI Identifier:oai:localhost:20.500.12123/8734
Acceso en línea:http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12123/8734
https://zookeys.pensoft.net/articles.php?id=6085
https://doi.org/10.3897/zookeys.540.6058
Access Level:acceso abierto
Palabra clave:Cytogenetics
Karyotypes
Heterochromatin
Centromeres
Sex Chromosomes
Citogenética
Cariotipos
Tephritidae
Heterocromatina
Centrómeros
Anastrepha fraterculus
Argentina
Cromosomas Sexuales
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Sumario:Cytogenetics, which is considered a fundamental tool to understand basic genetic and genomic issues of species, has greatly contributed to the description of polymorphisms both at inter- and intra-specific level. In fact, cytogenetics was one of the first approaches used to propose Anastrepha fraterculus (Diptera: Tephritidae) as a complex of cryptic species. Different morphological variants of sex chromosomes have been reported among Argentinean populations of Anastrepha fraterculus. However, since this high structural variability in sex chromosomes does not pose a reproductive barrier, their role in speciation is yet to be unveiled. This review provides an update on general aspects of cytogenetics in Argentinean Anastrepha fraterculus populations, focused on the prevalence of X-Y arrangements.