Using cytogenetic analysis RAPDin determination of genetic variations among four species of ornamental fishes of family: Poecilidae (order: Cyprinodontiform)
2015
Abu-Almaaty, A. H. (Port Said University (Egypt). Faculty of Science, Zoology Department) | Welson Zekry, Mary (Suez University (Egypt). Faculty of Science, Zoology Department) | Essa, Yaseen A. (Suez University (Egypt). Faculty of Science, Zoology Department)
The karyological and molecular analysis of four fresh water fish species of Family: Poecilidae and their genetic relationships have been studied. Xiphophorus maculates and Xiphophorus hellerii have the same diploid chromosome number 2n=48, but they were different in their karyotypes. Poecilia sphenops and Poecilia reticulata have the same diploid chromosome number 2n=46 and the same fundamental number FN=46, also the same karyotype one group of acrocentric chromosomes. Nine RAPD primers, showed monomorphic bands, were used for the construction of the dendrogram and a similarity matrix. A total of 65 bands were obtained; 39 of them were monomorphic bands. Similarity values among the studied samples ranged from 21% to 38%. High similarity value was obtained between Xiphophorus maculates and Xiphophorus hellerii. (38%) and the low similarity values were obtained between Xiphophorus hellerii and Poecilia reticulata (21%). The cluster analysis clearly differentiated Xiphophorus maculates and Xiphophorus hellerii from Poecilia sphenops and Poecilia reticulata. RAPD analysis confirmed that the four species under study are genetically different from each other. These cytogenetic data obtained can be applied for further studies in cytotaxonomy and evolutionary relationships of fishes.
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