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Karyotype studies in seven species of cyprinidae

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The present report embodies karyotype studies of seven Indian cyprinids. Of these, the karyotypes of five species possess chromosomes all of which are acrocentric. These areLabeo calbasu (Ham.) 2n=54,Puntius sophore (Ham.),P. conchonius Ham.,P. stigma (Ham.) 2n=50 andChela bacaila (Ham.) 2n=52. The karyotype ofCrossocheilus latius punjabensis Mukerji has 48 chromosomes, 12 of which are metacentric (2n=12m+36r's). InAmblypharyngodon mola (Ham.), 52 chromosomes form the diploid set which include 8 metacentrics. In none of the seven species morphologically distinguishable sex chromosomes were found.

Literature on cyprinid karyotypes has been reviewed in order to understand in how far the cytological characters are in agreement with the classification based on morphological studies. The validity ofMatthey's notion of “nombre fondamental” to establish kinship between cytologically known cyprinid species has also been discussed.

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Nayyar, R.P. Karyotype studies in seven species of cyprinidae. Genetica 35, 95–104 (1964). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF01804877

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