| General information |
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Gadus morhua (Linnaeus, 1758) |
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| Common name | Atlantic cod |
| Synonyms |
- |
| IUCN Red List status (2014) |
Vulnerable (VU) |
| Habitat |
Saltwater |
| Systematics |
Eukaryota; Metazoa; Chordata; Craniata; Vertebrata; Euteleostomi; Actinopterygii; Neopterygii; Teleostei; Neoteleostei; Acanthomorphata; Zeiogadaria; Gadariae; Gadiformes; Gadoidei; Gadidae. |
| Geographical distribution |
China; Turkey; Russia; UK; Germany; France; Spain; Norway; Sweden; Denmark; Iceland; Ireland; Greenland; Finland; Belgium; Netherlands; USA; Canada; Estonia; Faroe Islands; Isle of Man; Latvia; Lithuania; Poland; Svalbard and Jan Mayen |
| Occurrence |
questionable: China; error: Turkey; native: Russia; native: UK; native: Germany; native: France; native: Spain; native: Norway; native: Sweden; native: Denmark; native: Iceland; native: Ireland; native: Greenland; native: Finland; native: Belgium; native: Netherlands; native: USA; native: Canada; native: Estonia; native: Faroe Islands; native: Isle of Man; native: Latvia; native: Lithuania; native: Poland; native: Svalbard and Jan Mayen |
| Remarks |
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| Karyological information |
| Geographical area of study |
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| Source of chromosomes |
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| Number of specimens with sex |
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| Diploid chromosome number |
46 |
| Karyotype formula |
16m/sm+30st/t |
| Fundamental arm number |
- |
| Chromosome length |
- |
| Sex chromosome |
- |
| Chromosome staining/banding/FISH |
18S rDNA clusters were assigned to pairs 2 and 4; small amounts of 18S rDNA clusters were occasionally detected on pair 5. The 5S ribosomal gene clusters, apparently corresponding to a single 5S rDNA
class, were detected on twelve chromosomes (pairs 11, 12, 14, 17, 20
and 21). |
| Reference |
Ghigliotti L, Fevolden SE, Cheng CH, Babiak I, Dettai A, Pisano E (2012). Karyotyping and cytogenetic mapping of Atlantic cod (Gadus morhua Linnaeus, 1758). Animal Genetics, 43(6): 746-52.
http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/j.1365-2052.2012.02343.x/abstract
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