C-Heterochromatin and nucleolus organizer region distribution ofMyotis emarginatus (Chiroptera: Vespertilionidae) from Turkey

Authors

İRFAN ALBAYRAK
TUĞBA SARIÇAM
ATİLLA ARSLAN

DOI

10.3906/zoo-1909-16

Abstract

In this study, the banded karyotypes (C- and Ag-nucleolus organizer regions (NORs)) of Myotis emarginatus in Turkey were determined for the first time. The karyotype contained 44 chromosomes, the number of chromosomal arms (NF) was 54, and the number of autosomal arms (NFa) was 50. Slight C-heterochromatic blocks were observed in the centromeric regions of some autosome pairs, whereas the sex chromosomes were euchromatic. The Ag-NORs were detected in the short arms of a large and a medium-sized acrocentric autosome. The distribution of C-heterochromatin regions in Turkish populations of M. emarginatus is similar to those reported in some other Myotis species.

Keywords

Geoffroy?s bat, karyotype, chromosome, C-banding, Ag-NOR banding, Turkey

First Page

195

Last Page

198

Recommended Citation

ALBAYRAK, İRFAN; SARIÇAM, TUĞBA; and ARSLAN, ATİLLA (2020) "C-Heterochromatin and nucleolus organizer region distribution ofMyotis emarginatus (Chiroptera: Vespertilionidae) from Turkey," Turkish Journal of Zoology: Vol. 44: No. 2, Article 13. https://doi.org/10.3906/zoo-1909-16
Available at: https://journals.tubitak.gov.tr/zoology/vol44/iss2/13