Variability in rDNA loci in Iberian species of the genus Zabrus (Coleoptera: Carabidae) detected by fluorescence in situ hybridization

Genome ◽  
2000 ◽  
Vol 43 (1) ◽  
pp. 22-28 ◽  
Author(s):  
JF Sánchez-Gea ◽  
J Serrano ◽  
J Galián
Keyword(s):  
In Situ Hybridization ◽  
Chromosome Number ◽  
Fluorescence In Situ Hybridization ◽  
Ribosomal Dna ◽  
Ground Beetle ◽  
Morphological Characters ◽  
Rdna Sites ◽  
Rdna Loci ◽  
Numerical Variation

Fluorescence in situ hybridization (FISH) with a PCR-amplified 18S ribosomal probe was used to map rDNA loci in 19 taxa of the ground beetle genus Zabrus (2n = 47-63) from the Iberian Peninsula. A quantitative and qualitative variation has been observed among related species, subspecies, populations, and even individuals. The number of rDNA-carrying chromosomes varies from 2 to 12, and the extent of the signal from small dots to entire arms. Changes altering the number of rDNA clusters seem to be uncoupled from the variation found in the chromosome number. Mechanisms that explain the numerical variation and spreading of rDNA clusters throughout the genome within the genus Zabrus are briefly discussed. No concordance between the pattern of rDNA sites and the phylogenetic relationships as based on morphological characters has been found. Key words: Carabidae, Coleoptera, fluorescence in situ hybridization, polymorphism, ribosomal DNA, Zabrus.

Preliminary karyotype and chromosomal localization of ribosomal DNA sites in white spruce using fluorescence in situ hybridization

Genome ◽  
1993 ◽  
Vol 36 (2) ◽  
pp. 310-316 ◽  
Author(s):  
Garth R. Brown ◽  
Vindhya Amarasinghe ◽  
Gyula Kiss ◽  
John E. Carlson
Keyword(s):  
In Situ Hybridization ◽  
Fluorescence In Situ Hybridization ◽  
Ribosomal Dna ◽  
Dna Sequences ◽  
White Spruce ◽  
Confocal Laser ◽  
Metaphase Chromosomes ◽  
Rdna Sites ◽  
Rdna Loci

We have localized the major ribosomal DNA (rDNA) loci on metaphase chromosomes and in interphase nuclei of white spruce (2n = 24) by fluorescence in situ hybridization. Hybridization sites of the biotin-labelled rDNA probe were detected using antibody–fluorochrome conjugates and a confocal laser scanning microscope. White spruce has at least 12, and possibly as many as 14, rDNA sites, 1 site present on each of seven separate chromosome pairs. This is one of the highest numbers of rDNA loci yet reported among plant species. The position of the rDNA loci together with secondary constriction patterns permit, for the first time, all homologous pairs of white spruce chromosomes to be distinguished. We discuss the application of molecular cytogenetics in studies relating to the organization and evolution of DNA sequences within conifer genomes.Key words: fluorescence in situ hybridization, Picea, rDNA, karyotype.

Chromosomal localization and characterization of rDNA loci in the Brassica A and C genomes

Genome ◽  
1997 ◽  
Vol 40 (4) ◽  
pp. 582-587 ◽  
Author(s):  
R. J. Snowdon ◽  
W. Köhler ◽  
A. Köhler
Keyword(s):  
In Situ Hybridization ◽  
Fluorescence In Situ Hybridization ◽  
Ribosomal Dna ◽  
Diploid Species ◽  
Rdna Locus ◽  
Chromosome Morphology ◽  
Rdna Site ◽  
A Genome ◽  
Rdna Loci

Using fluorescence in situ hybridization, we located ribosomal DNA loci on prometaphase chromosomes of the diploid species Brassica rapa and Brassica oleracea and their amphidiploid Brassica napus. Based on comparisons of chromosome morphology and hybridization patterns, we characterized the individual B. napus rDNA loci according to their presumed origins in the Brassica A and C genomes. As reported in other studies, the sum of rDNA loci observed on B. rapa (AA genome) and B. oleracea (CC genome) chromosomes was one greater than the total number of loci seen in their amphidiploid B. napus (AACC). Evidence is presented that this reduction in B. napus rDNA locus number results from the loss of the smallest A genome rDNA site in the amphidiploid.Key words: Brassica, fluorescence in situ hybridization, ribosomal DNA, rDNA.

Distribution of 45S rDNA in Modern Rose Cultivars (Rosa hybrida), Rosa rugosa, and Their Interspecific Hybrids Revealed by Fluorescence in situ Hybridization

2016 ◽  
Vol 149 (3) ◽  
pp. 226-235 ◽  
Author(s):  
Xiao-Liu Ding ◽  
Ting-Liang Xu ◽  
Jing Wang ◽  
Le Luo ◽  
Chao Yu ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
In Situ Hybridization ◽  
Fluorescence In Situ Hybridization ◽  
Interspecific Hybrids ◽  
Evolutionary Dynamics ◽  
The Other ◽  
45S Rdna ◽  
Expected Number ◽  
Rdna Sites ◽  
Rdna Loci

To elucidate the evolutionary dynamics of the location and number of rDNA loci in the process of polyploidization in the genus Rosa, we examined 45S rDNA sites in the chromosomes of 6 modern rose cultivars (R. hybrida), 5 R. rugosa cultivars, and 20 hybrid progenies by fluorescence in situ hybridization. Variation in the number of rDNA sites in parents and their interspecific hybrids was detected. As expected, 4 rDNA sites were observed in the genomes of 4 modern rose cultivars, while 3 hybridization sites were observed in the 2 others. Two expected rDNA sites were found in 2 R. rugosa cultivars, while in the other 3 R. rugosa cultivars 4 sites were present. Among the 20 R. hybrida × R. rugosa offspring, 13 carried the expected number of rDNA sites, and 1 had 6 hybridization sites, which exceeded the expected number by far. The other 6 offspring had either 2 or 3 hybridization sites, which was less than expected. Differences in the number of rDNA loci were observed in interspecific offspring, indicating that rDNA loci exhibit instability after distant hybridization events. Abnormal chromosome pairing may be the main factor explaining the variation in rDNA sites during polyploidization.

Physical localisation of repetitive DNA sequences in Alstroemeria: karyotyping of two species with species-specific and ribosomal DNA

Genome ◽  
1997 ◽  
Vol 40 (5) ◽  
pp. 652-658 ◽  
Author(s):  
Silvan A. Kamstra ◽  
Anja G. J. Kuipers ◽  
Marjo J. De Jeu ◽  
M. S. Ramanna ◽  
Evert Jacobsen
Keyword(s):  
In Situ Hybridization ◽  
Fluorescence In Situ Hybridization ◽  
Repetitive Dna ◽  
Ribosomal Dna ◽  
Dna Sequences ◽  
Repetitive Dna Sequences ◽  
Metaphase Chromosomes ◽  
Rdna Sites ◽  
Species Specific

Fluorescence in situ hybridization (FISH) was used to localise two species-specific repetitive DNA sequences, A001-I and D32-13, and two highly conserved 25S and 5S rDNA sequences on the metaphase chromosomes of two species of Alstroemeria. The Chilean species, Alstroemeria aurea (2n = 16), has abundant constitutive heterochromatin, whereas the Brazilian species, Alstroemeria inodora, has hardly any heterochromatin. The A. aurea specific A001-I probe hybridized specifically to the C-band regions on all chromosomes. The FISH patterns on A. inodora chromosomes using species-specific probe D32–13 resembled the C-banding pattern and the A001-I pattern on A. aurea chromosomes. There were notable differences in number and distribution of rDNA sites between the two species. The 25S rDNA probe revealed 16 sites in A. aurea that closely colocalised with A001-I sites and 12 in A. inodora that were predominantly detected in the centromeric regions. FISH karyotypes of the two Alstroemeria species were constructed accordingly, enabling full identification of all individual chromosomes. These FISH karyotypes will be useful for monitoring the chromosomes of both Alstroemeria species in hybrids and backcross derivatives.Key words: Alstroemeria, fluorescence in situ hybridization, FISH, repetitive DNA, ribosomal DNA, karyotype.

scholarly journals Comparative molecular cytogenetics in Melipona Illiger species (Hymenoptera, Apidae)

Sociobiology ◽  
2018 ◽  
Vol 65 (4) ◽  
pp. 696 ◽  
Author(s):  
Vanderly Andrade-Souza ◽  
Olivia Maria Pereira Duarte ◽  
Cinthia Caroline Cardoso Martins ◽  
Igor Silva Santos ◽  
Márcio Gilberto Cardoso Costa ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
In Situ Hybridization ◽  
Chromosome Number ◽  
Fluorescent In Situ Hybridization ◽  
Molecular Cytogenetics ◽  
Fluorochrome Staining ◽  
Rdna Sites ◽  
Cytogenetic Studies ◽  
Melipona Species ◽  
Almost All

Cytogenetic studies in Melipona are scarce with only 24 species analyzed cytogenetically. Of these, six species had the rDNA sites physically mapped and characterized by Fluorescent in situ Hybridization (fish). The aim of this study was to perform karyotype analyzes on Melipona species from different regions of Brazil, with a greater sampling representative of the Amazonian fauna and using conventional, fluorochrome staining and FISH with heterologous rDNA probes. The predominant chromosome number was 2n = 18, however, the subspecies M. seminigra abunensis and M. s. pernigra showed 2n = 22 chromosomes. The karyotypes were symmetrical, however M. bicolor, M. quadrifasciata, M. flavolineata, M. fuscopilosa, M. nebulosa presented the first pair heteromorphic in length. CMA3+ blocks also exhibited heteromorphism of size and in almost all cases coincided with rDNA sites, except for M. crinita and M. nebulosa, which presented additional non-coincident CMA3+ blocks. The CMA/ rDNA sites were terminal and interstitial in species with high heterochromatic content, and pericentromeric in those species with low heterochromatic content. In addition to pointing out cytogenetic features of cytotaxonomic importance, the reorganization of the genome in Melipona is discussed.

Visualization of ribosomal DNA loci in spore interphasic nuclei of glomalean fungi by fluorescence in situ hybridization

Mycorrhiza ◽  
1999 ◽  
Vol 8 (4) ◽  
pp. 203-206 ◽  
Author(s):  
Sophie Trouvelot ◽  
Diederik van Tuinen ◽  
Mohamed Hijri ◽  
V. Gianinazzi-Pearson
Keyword(s):  
In Situ Hybridization ◽  
Fluorescence In Situ Hybridization ◽  
Ribosomal Dna ◽  
Glomalean Fungi

scholarly journals A populational survey of 45S rDNA polymorphism in the Jefferson salamander Ambystoma jeffersonianum revealed by fluorescence in situ hybridization (FISH)

2009 ◽  
Vol 55 (2) ◽  
pp. 145-149 ◽  
Author(s):  
Ke Bi ◽  
James P. Bogart ◽  
Jinzhong Fu
Keyword(s):  
In Situ Hybridization ◽  
Fluorescence In Situ Hybridization ◽  
Dispersal Ability ◽  
Habitat Isolation ◽  
45S Rdna ◽  
Isolated Populations ◽  
Ambystoma Jeffersonianum ◽  
Rdna Sites ◽  
Rdna Polymorphism

Abstract The chromosomal localization of 45S ribosomal RNA genes in Ambystoma jeffersonianum was determined by fluorescence in situ hybridization with 18S rDNA fragment as a probe (FISH-rDNA). Our results revealed the presence of rDNA polymorphism among A. jeffersonianum populations in terms of number, location and FISH signal intensity on the chromosomes. Nine rDNA cytotypes were found in ten geographically isolated populations and most of them contained derivative rDNA sites. Our preliminary study provides strong indication of karyotypic diversification of A. Jeffersonianum that is demonstrated by intraspecific variation of 45S rDNA cytotypes. rDNA cytotype polymorphism has been described in many other caudate amphibians. We predict that habitat isolation, low dispersal ability and decline of effective population size could facilitate the fixation and accumulation of variable rDNA cytotypes during their chromosome evolution.

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