Cytogenetic Analysis of the Members of the Snake Genera Cylindrophis, Eryx, Python, and Tropidophis
Abstract
:1. Introduction
2. Materials and Methods
2.1. Samples and Species Verification
2.2. Chromosome Preparation and Staining
2.3. Fluorescence In Situ Hybridization (FISH) with Probes for Repetitive Elements
2.4. Comparative Genome Hybridization (CGH)
2.5. Microscopy Analysis
3. Results
3.1. Karyotype Reconstruction
3.2. C-Banding
3.3. Fluorescence In Situ Hybridization
3.4. Comparative Genome Hybridization
4. Discussion
Author Contributions
Funding
Institutional Review Board Statement
Informed Consent Statement
Data Availability Statement
Acknowledgments
Conflicts of Interest
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Family | Species | Sex | |
---|---|---|---|
♂ | ♀ | ||
Cylindrophiidae | Cylindrophis ruffus | 0 | 1 |
Erycidae | Eryx colubrinus | 2 | 2 |
Eryx conicus | 1 | 1 | |
Eryx miliaris | 3 | 3 | |
Eryx muelleri | 1 | 1 | |
Pythonidae | Python regius | 3 | 4 |
Tropidophiidae | Tropidophis melanurus | 0 | 1 |
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Charvát, T.; Augstenová, B.; Frynta, D.; Kratochvíl, L.; Rovatsos, M. Cytogenetic Analysis of the Members of the Snake Genera Cylindrophis, Eryx, Python, and Tropidophis. Genes 2022, 13, 1185. https://doi.org/10.3390/genes13071185
Charvát T, Augstenová B, Frynta D, Kratochvíl L, Rovatsos M. Cytogenetic Analysis of the Members of the Snake Genera Cylindrophis, Eryx, Python, and Tropidophis. Genes. 2022; 13(7):1185. https://doi.org/10.3390/genes13071185
Chicago/Turabian StyleCharvát, Tomáš, Barbora Augstenová, Daniel Frynta, Lukáš Kratochvíl, and Michail Rovatsos. 2022. "Cytogenetic Analysis of the Members of the Snake Genera Cylindrophis, Eryx, Python, and Tropidophis" Genes 13, no. 7: 1185. https://doi.org/10.3390/genes13071185