Latest Articles from Comparative Cytogenetics Latest 2 Articles from Comparative Cytogenetics https://compcytogen.pensoft.net/ Fri, 29 Mar 2024 17:18:36 +0200 Pensoft FeedCreator https://compcytogen.pensoft.net/i/logo.jpg Latest Articles from Comparative Cytogenetics https://compcytogen.pensoft.net/ Rapid chromosomal evolution in enigmatic mammal with XX in both sexes, the Alay mole vole Ellobius alaicus Vorontsov et al., 1969 (Mammalia, Rodentia) https://compcytogen.pensoft.net/article/34224/ Comparative Cytogenetics 13(2): 147-177

DOI: 10.3897/CompCytogen.v13i2.34224

Authors: Irina Bakloushinskaya, Elena A. Lyapunova, Abdusattor S. Saidov, Svetlana A. Romanenko, Patricia C.M. O’Brien, Natalia A. Serdyukova, Malcolm A. Ferguson-Smith, Sergey N. Matveevsky, Aleksey S. Bogdanov

Abstract: Evolutionary history and taxonomic position for cryptic species may be clarified by using molecular and cytogenetic methods. The subterranean rodent, the Alay mole vole Ellobius alaicus Vorontsov et al., 1969 is one of three sibling species constituting the subgenus Ellobius Fischer, 1814, all of which lost the Y chromosome and obtained isomorphic XX sex chromosomes in both males and females. E. alaicus is evaluated by IUCN as a data deficient species because their distribution, biology, and genetics are almost unknown. We revealed specific karyotypic variability (2n = 52–48) in E. alaicus due to different Robertsonian translocations (Rbs). Two variants of hybrids (2n = 53, different Rbs) with E. tancrei Blasius, 1884 were found at the Northern slopes of the Alay Ridge and in the Naryn district, Kyrgyzstan. We described the sudden change in chromosome numbers from 2n = 50 to 48 and specific karyotype structure for mole voles, which inhabit the entrance to the Alay Valley (Tajikistan), and revealed their affiliation as E. alaicus by cytochrome b and fragments of nuclear XIST and Rspo1 genes sequencing. To date, it is possible to expand the range of E. alaicus from the Alay Valley (South Kyrgyzstan) up to the Ferghana Ridge and the Naryn Basin, Tien Shan at the north-east and to the Pamir-Alay Mountains (Tajikistan) at the west. The closeness of E. tancrei and E. alaicus is supported, whereas specific chromosome and molecular changes, as well as geographic distribution, verified the species status for E. alaicus. The case of Ellobius species accented an unevenness in rates of chromosome and nucleotide changes along with morphological similarity, which is emblematic for cryptic species.

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Chromosomal variation in Argentine populations of Akodon montensis Thomas, 1913 (Rodentia, Cricetidae, Sigmodontinae) https://compcytogen.pensoft.net/article/6420/ Comparative Cytogenetics 10(1): 129-140

DOI: 10.3897/CompCytogen.v10i1.6420

Authors: Matías Malleret, Carolina Labaroni, Gabriela Verónica García, Juan Ferro, Dardo Andrea Marti, Cecilia Lanzone

Abstract: The genus Akodon Meyen, 1833 is one of the most species-rich among sigmodontine rodents and has great chromosome variability. Akodon montensis has a relatively broad distribution in South America, and Argentine populations are located in the southernmost region of its range. Brazilian populations have important chromosomal variability, but cytogenetic data from Argentina are scarce. We performed a chromosome characterization of natural populations of A. montensis using conventional staining, C-banding, Ag-NORs and base-specific fluorochromes. A total of 31 specimens from five localities of Misiones Province, in Argentina, were analyzed. The 2n=24 chromosomes was the most frequently observed karyotype. However, five individuals presented 25 chromosomes due to a supernumerary B-chromosome; and one individual had 2n=26 due to one B plus a trisomy for chromosome 11. Additionally, two XY females and two variants of the X chromosomes were found. C-positive centromeric bands occurred in all chromosomes; additional C-bands were observed in some autosomes, the X, Y and B chromosomes. Ag-NORs were observed in five autosomes, and the B chromosome was frequently marked. Fluorochrome banding was similar among karyotypes of the analyzed populations. Comparisons of cytogenetic data among populations of Argentina and Brazil showed the presence of high intraspecific variability in A. montensis and some differences among regions.

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