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ArticlePloS one2017

Comparative Cytogenetics between Two Important Songbird, Models: The Zebra Finch and the Canary.

Michelly da Silva Dos Santos, Rafael Kretschmer, Carolina Frankl-Vilches, Antje Bakker, Manfred Gahr, Patricia C M O Brien, Malcolm A Ferguson-Smith, Edivaldo H C de Oliveira

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20 citing papers in PubMed.

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8 authors.

Michelly da Silva Dos SantosPrograma de Pós-Graduação em Genética e Biologia Molecular, ICB, UFPA, Belém, PA, Brazil.
Rafael KretschmerPrograma de Pós-Graduação em Genética e Biologia Molecular, UFRGS, Porto Alegre, RS, Brazil.
Carolina Frankl-VilchesDepartment of Behavioral Neurobiology, Max Planck Institute for Ornithology, Seewiesen, Germany.
Antje BakkerDepartment of Behavioral Neurobiology, Max Planck Institute for Ornithology, Seewiesen, Germany.
Manfred GahrDepartment of Behavioral Neurobiology, Max Planck Institute for Ornithology, Seewiesen, Germany.
Patricia C M O BrienCambridge Resource Centre for Comparative Genomics, University of Cambridge Department of Veterinary Medicine, Cambridge, United Kingdom.
Malcolm A Ferguson-SmithCambridge Resource Centre for Comparative Genomics, University of Cambridge Department of Veterinary Medicine, Cambridge, United Kingdom.
Edivaldo H C de OliveiraLaboratório de Cultura de Tecidos e Citogenética, SAMAM, Instituto Evandro Chagas, Ananindeua, PA, Brazil.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0001-6315-3352

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Songbird species (order Passeriformes, suborder Oscines) are important models in various experimental fields spanning behavioural genomics to neurobiology. Although the genomes of some songbird species were sequenced recently, the chromosomal organization of these species is mostly unknown. Here we focused on the two most studied songbird species in neuroscience, the zebra finch (Taeniopygia guttata) and the canary (Serinus canaria). In order to clarify these issues and also to integrate chromosome data with their assembled genomes, we used classical and molecular cytogenetics in both zebra finch and canary to define their chromosomal homology, localization of heterochromatic blocks and distribution of rDNA clusters. We confirmed the same diploid number (2n = 80) in both species, as previously reported. FISH experiments confirmed the occurrence of multiple paracentric and pericentric inversions previously found in other species of Passeriformes, providing a cytogenetic signature for this order, and corroborating data from in silico analyses. Additionally, compared to other Passeriformes, we detected differences in the zebra finch karyotype concerning the morphology of some chromosomes, in the distribution of 5S rDNA clusters, and an inversion in chromosome 1.

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CytogeneticsEvolution, MolecularAnimalsCanariesChickensChromosome InversionChromosome PaintingFinchesGenomicsIn Situ Hybridization, FluorescenceKaryotypeKaryotyping

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