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 fraterc...

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Autores: Giardini, María Cecilia, Milla, Fabian Horacio, Lanzavecchia, Silvia Beatriz, Nieves, Mariela, Cladera, Jorge Luis
Formato: artículo
Estado:Versión publicada
Fecha de publicación:2015
País:Argentina
Recursos:Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas
Repositorio:CONICET Digital (CONICET)
Idioma:inglés
OAI Identifier:oai:ri.conicet.gov.ar:11336/182533
Acesso em linha:http://hdl.handle.net/11336/182533
Access Level:acceso abierto
Palavra-chave:CENTROMERES
CYTOGENETICS
HETEROCHROMATIN
KARYOTYPE VARIANTS
RIBOSOMAL GENES
SOUTH AMERICAN FRUIT FLY
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Resumo: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 A. 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 A. fraterculus populations, focused on the prevalence of X-Y arrangements.