Article
Karyotype plasticity in neotropical Leishmania: an index for measuring genomic distance among L. (V.) peruviana and L. (V.) braziliensis populations.
Parasitology - 1 Jan 1995
Dujardin J C, Dujardin J P, Tibayrenc M, Timperman G, De Doncker S, Jacquet D, Arevalo J, Llanos-Cuentas A, Guerra H, Bermudez H
Abstract excerpt
A method for phenetic analysis of karyotype data has been developed for Leishmania populations. Measurement of size difference between chromosomes recognized by a given DNA probe in different isolates led to the formulation of a Chromosome Size Difference Index (CSDI). The method was applied to phenetic analysis of 4 sets of chromosomes--each set being recognized by a different probe--in 37 L. (Viannia) peruviana...
Topics
- Animals
- Chromosomes
- Genome, Protozoan
- Karyotyping
- Leishmania braziliensis
- Phenotype
- Polymorphism, Genetic