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Early and late replication bandings have been obtained by in vitro BrdU incorporation in the Mediterranean Muraenidae species Muraena helena and Gymnothorax unicolor, and used to characterize their karyotypes. A comparative analysis of the banding patterns allowed to point out high karyotype similarity as well as chromosome rearrangements that occurred in karyotype evolution between these species.
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Salvadori, S., Coluccia, E., Cannas, R. et al. Replication Banding in two Mediterranean Moray eels: Chromosomal Characterization and Comparison. Genetica 119, 253–258 (2003). https://doi.org/10.1023/B:GENE.0000003649.64247.5b
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