Karyological Observation of Red Mullet (Mullus barbatus Linnaeus, 1758)

Authors

SERKAN SAYGUN
İSMİHAN KARAYÜCEL
RECEP BİRCAN

DOI

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Abstract

The number and structure of red mullet chromosomes (Mullus barbatus Linnaeus, 1758) were investigated and the species karyotype was analyzed. Specimens were obtained by trawl from the coast of Zonguldak, Turkey. A colchicine solution, 0.1 mg/g of body weight, was intramuscularly injected dorsally, and intraperitoneally injected ventrally. Slides were prepared from gill and fin epithelial tissues. Results of the conventional staining method showed that this species has 2n = 44 diploid chromosomes.

Keywords

Red mullet, Mullus barbatus, Karyotype

First Page

235

Last Page

238

Recommended Citation

SAYGUN, SERKAN; KARAYÜCEL, İSMİHAN; and BİRCAN, RECEP (2006) "Karyological Observation of Red Mullet (Mullus barbatus Linnaeus, 1758)," Turkish Journal of Biology: Vol. 30: No. 4, Article 8. Available at: https://journals.tubitak.gov.tr/biology/vol30/iss4/8