Estimation of genome size in Indian major carps Labeo rohita (Hamilton), Catla catla (Hamilton), Cirrhinus mrigala (Hamilton) and Labeo calbasu (Hamilton) by Feulgen microdensitometry method


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Authors

  • Alok Patel Fish Genetics and Biotechnology Division, Central Institute of Freshwater Aquaculture, P. O. Kausalyaganga, Bhubaneswar-751002, Orissa, India
  • Paramananda Das Fish Genetics and Biotechnology Division, Central Institute of Freshwater Aquaculture, P. O. Kausalyaganga, Bhubaneswar-751002, Orissa, India
  • Ashoktaru Barat Fish Genetics and Biotechnology Division, Central Institute of Freshwater Aquaculture, P. O. Kausalyaganga, Bhubaneswar-751002, Orissa, India
  • Niranjan Sarangi Fish Genetics and Biotechnology Division, Central Institute of Freshwater Aquaculture, P. O. Kausalyaganga, Bhubaneswar-751002, Orissa, India

Abstract

Genome size of Indian major carps viz., rohu, catla, mrigal and kalbasu has been reported here by estimating nuclear DNA
content of Feulgen-stained blood smears in microdensitometer. The Nile tilapia (Oreochromis niloticus) genome size was
taken as the internal reference standard. Although diploid chromosome number in all these species are same (2n =50), they
show notable difference in their genome size viz., 1.044 pg (kalbasu), 1.047 pg (mrigal), 1.994 pg (rohu) and 2.447 pg (catla).
These differences may be attributed to the content of junk DNA and degree of developmental complexity of the species. The
study is first of its kind in Indian carps and the information would help in generating linkage maps for identification of trait
associated genes.

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Author Biographies

  • Alok Patel, Fish Genetics and Biotechnology Division, Central Institute of Freshwater Aquaculture, P. O. Kausalyaganga, Bhubaneswar-751002, Orissa, India
    Fish Genetics and Biotechnology Division, Central Institute of Freshwater Aquaculture, P. O. Kausalyaganga,
    Bhubaneswar-751002, Orissa, India
  • Paramananda Das, Fish Genetics and Biotechnology Division, Central Institute of Freshwater Aquaculture, P. O. Kausalyaganga, Bhubaneswar-751002, Orissa, India
    Fish Genetics and Biotechnology Division, Central Institute of Freshwater Aquaculture, P. O. Kausalyaganga,
    Bhubaneswar-751002, Orissa, India
  • Ashoktaru Barat, Fish Genetics and Biotechnology Division, Central Institute of Freshwater Aquaculture, P. O. Kausalyaganga, Bhubaneswar-751002, Orissa, India
    Fish Genetics and Biotechnology Division, Central Institute of Freshwater Aquaculture, P. O. Kausalyaganga,
    Bhubaneswar-751002, Orissa, India
  • Niranjan Sarangi, Fish Genetics and Biotechnology Division, Central Institute of Freshwater Aquaculture, P. O. Kausalyaganga, Bhubaneswar-751002, Orissa, India
    Fish Genetics and Biotechnology Division, Central Institute of Freshwater Aquaculture, P. O. Kausalyaganga,
    Bhubaneswar-751002, Orissa, India

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Vol. 56 No. 1 (2009)

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Patel, A., Das, P., Barat, A., & Sarangi, N. (2011). Estimation of genome size in Indian major carps Labeo rohita (Hamilton), Catla catla (Hamilton), Cirrhinus mrigala (Hamilton) and Labeo calbasu (Hamilton) by Feulgen microdensitometry method. Indian Journal of Fisheries, 56(1), 65-67. https://epubs.icar.org.in/index.php/IJF/article/view/6867