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Mitotic and meiotic chromosomes of Mabuya (Scincidae: Reptilia)

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A study was carried out on conventionally stained mitotic and meiotic chromosomes of two species of lizards of the Scincidae: Mabuya caissara and M. macrorhyncha.

On the basis of morphological, numerical and metric data, the chromosomes were divided into three groups: two groups of macrochromosomes (A and B) and one of microchromosomes (C). The karyotypes of males and females of both species showed 2n=32 and FN=50 and no differences were detected between the species.

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  1. Departamento de Biologia Geral, Centro de Ciências Biológicas, FUEL, 86.100, Londrina, PR, Brasil

    I. M. S. de Cólus

  2. Dept. of Genetics, Faculty of Medicine of Ribeirão Preto, 14049, Ribeirão Preto, Brazil

    I. M. S. de Cólus

  3. Departamento de Genética e Matemética Aplicada à Biologia, FMRP USP, 14.049, Ribeirão Preto, SP, Brasil

    I. Ferrari

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de Cólus, I.M.S., Ferrari, I. Mitotic and meiotic chromosomes of Mabuya (Scincidae: Reptilia). Genetica 77, 105–111 (1988). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00057760

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