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Cytogenetic approaches for determining ecological stress in aquatic and terrestrial biosystems

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Russian Journal of Genetics: Applied Research

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Genetic monitoring of the environment is an important component in the analysis of the status of the biosystems. Its efficiency depends on the correct choice of (a) natural bioindicator species; (b) appropriate signs reflecting the state of the environment; and (c) appropriate statistical analysis. The assessment of genomes’ integrity plays the key role in the studies of mutagenicity in a polluted environment. We present a step-by-step recommendations for the analysis of the cytogenetic data and discuss the prospects of applying genetic tests for ecological monitoring, based on the example of analysis using crustacean species.

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Original Russian Text © E.V. Daev, A.V. Dukelskaya, L.V. Barabanova, 2014, published in Ecologicheskaya Genetika, 2014, Vol. 12, No. 2, pp. 3–12.

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Daev, E.V., Dukelskaya, A.V. & Barabanova, L.V. Cytogenetic approaches for determining ecological stress in aquatic and terrestrial biosystems. Russ J Genet Appl Res 5, 441–448 (2015). https://doi.org/10.1134/S2079059715050056

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