Studies on chiasma distribution and chiasma movement in Zoniopoda tarsata (Orthoptera: Romaleidae)

A sample of 27 males of Zoniopoda tarsata from Argentina was studied cytologically. The three largest autosomal pairs and the X were characterized by the presence of interstitial C-bands. Chiasma position relative to the bands was analyzed at diplotene and diakinesis. The frequency of interstitial,...

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spelling todo:paper_00166707_v76_n1_p73_Vilardi2023-10-03T14:14:24Z Studies on chiasma distribution and chiasma movement in Zoniopoda tarsata (Orthoptera: Romaleidae) Vilardi, J.C. A sample of 27 males of Zoniopoda tarsata from Argentina was studied cytologically. The three largest autosomal pairs and the X were characterized by the presence of interstitial C-bands. Chiasma position relative to the bands was analyzed at diplotene and diakinesis. The frequency of interstitial, terminal and total chiasmata per cell was studied for the whole autosomal bivalent set, analysing the variations between stages and among individuals. The comparison of interstitial chiasma frequencies between stages and among individuals and the study of chiasma position relative to the bands in pairs 1, 2 and 3 indicated that chiasma distribution varied from diplotene to diakinesis. Therefore, terminalization does exist in this species and the movement may occur towards the centromere. The frequency of terminal associations at diplotene showed a high negative correlation (r=-0.89; p<10-5) with the number of interstitial chiasmata. This correlation would not be expected if the two kinds of association were produced by different (independent) mechanisms. Consequently, terminal associations were considered genuine chiasmata. The correlation between interstitial and total chiasmata was very much lower then the former (r=0.39; p=0.04). This fact, besides the relatively low variation for chiasma number, observed among individuals suggests that in this species the number of interestitial chiasmata, which are the most important in controlling the genetical recombination, is mainly regulated by changes in chiasma distribution, while variations in total chiasma frequency are of much lower magnitude. © 1988 Kluwer Academic Publishers. Fil:Vilardi, J.C. Universidad de Buenos Aires. Facultad de Ciencias Exactas y Naturales; Argentina. JOUR info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccess http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/2.5/ar http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12110/paper_00166707_v76_n1_p73_Vilardi
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description A sample of 27 males of Zoniopoda tarsata from Argentina was studied cytologically. The three largest autosomal pairs and the X were characterized by the presence of interstitial C-bands. Chiasma position relative to the bands was analyzed at diplotene and diakinesis. The frequency of interstitial, terminal and total chiasmata per cell was studied for the whole autosomal bivalent set, analysing the variations between stages and among individuals. The comparison of interstitial chiasma frequencies between stages and among individuals and the study of chiasma position relative to the bands in pairs 1, 2 and 3 indicated that chiasma distribution varied from diplotene to diakinesis. Therefore, terminalization does exist in this species and the movement may occur towards the centromere. The frequency of terminal associations at diplotene showed a high negative correlation (r=-0.89; p<10-5) with the number of interstitial chiasmata. This correlation would not be expected if the two kinds of association were produced by different (independent) mechanisms. Consequently, terminal associations were considered genuine chiasmata. The correlation between interstitial and total chiasmata was very much lower then the former (r=0.39; p=0.04). This fact, besides the relatively low variation for chiasma number, observed among individuals suggests that in this species the number of interestitial chiasmata, which are the most important in controlling the genetical recombination, is mainly regulated by changes in chiasma distribution, while variations in total chiasma frequency are of much lower magnitude. © 1988 Kluwer Academic Publishers.
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Studies on chiasma distribution and chiasma movement in Zoniopoda tarsata (Orthoptera: Romaleidae)
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title Studies on chiasma distribution and chiasma movement in Zoniopoda tarsata (Orthoptera: Romaleidae)
title_short Studies on chiasma distribution and chiasma movement in Zoniopoda tarsata (Orthoptera: Romaleidae)
title_full Studies on chiasma distribution and chiasma movement in Zoniopoda tarsata (Orthoptera: Romaleidae)
title_fullStr Studies on chiasma distribution and chiasma movement in Zoniopoda tarsata (Orthoptera: Romaleidae)
title_full_unstemmed Studies on chiasma distribution and chiasma movement in Zoniopoda tarsata (Orthoptera: Romaleidae)
title_sort studies on chiasma distribution and chiasma movement in zoniopoda tarsata (orthoptera: romaleidae)
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