Colocalization of the ribosomal gene families in Conger conger (Anguilliformes, Congridae)

Abstract

The location of the major and minor ribosomal gene families in the conger eel (Conger conger) was investigated by in situ hybridization and CMA3 staining. The two gene families were localized in only one chromosome pair, on the short arm of pair 19, in an entirely CMA3-positive region. Among the Anguilliformes, C. conger is the only species that shows the presence of the two gene families in the same chromosomal region. © 2006 Unione Zoologica Italiana.