Artificially induced tetraploid Pacific oyster, Crassostrea gigas Thunberg, produces more aneuploid gametes than nor- mal diploid one, although they showed a comparable fecundity to diploidy. The meiotic chromosome co...Artificially induced tetraploid Pacific oyster, Crassostrea gigas Thunberg, produces more aneuploid gametes than nor- mal diploid one, although they showed a comparable fecundity to diploidy. The meiotic chromosome configuration of 3 tetraploid and 1 tetraploid/triploid mosaic males were analyzed through direct chromosome observation. A majority of metaphase I spermato- cytes contained both bivalents and quadrivalents. The chromosome configuration of these males was characterized by preferential formation of bivalents to quadrivalents. Bivalents appeared in all spermatocytes and consisted of 86% of all chromosome aggregates. In comparison, quadrivalents occurred in 91% spermatocytes and consisted of only 12.6% of all chromosome aggregates. The mean bivalent frequency per spermatocyte varied between 14.4 and 17.2; while that of quadrivalents varied between 2.2 and 2.7. Most quadrivalents were tandemly chained （58%） or circled （39%）. The total number of chromosome aggregates per spermatocyte ranged from 13 to 20 with an average of 17.6; while 18 （16 bivalents and 2 quadrivalents） was the most frequent. Univalents and trivalents appeared in very low frequency. Aneuploid （hypotetraploid） spermatocytes were observed in a low frequency. The chromosome con- figuration of in the mosaic individual was similar to that of tetraploid individuals. The percentage of triploid spermatocytes （2%） of the mosaic individual was significantly lower （2＂2 =30, P〈 0.01） than that of triploid cells （46%） in its somatic tissue.展开更多
文摘Artificially induced tetraploid Pacific oyster, Crassostrea gigas Thunberg, produces more aneuploid gametes than nor- mal diploid one, although they showed a comparable fecundity to diploidy. The meiotic chromosome configuration of 3 tetraploid and 1 tetraploid/triploid mosaic males were analyzed through direct chromosome observation. A majority of metaphase I spermato- cytes contained both bivalents and quadrivalents. The chromosome configuration of these males was characterized by preferential formation of bivalents to quadrivalents. Bivalents appeared in all spermatocytes and consisted of 86% of all chromosome aggregates. In comparison, quadrivalents occurred in 91% spermatocytes and consisted of only 12.6% of all chromosome aggregates. The mean bivalent frequency per spermatocyte varied between 14.4 and 17.2; while that of quadrivalents varied between 2.2 and 2.7. Most quadrivalents were tandemly chained （58%） or circled （39%）. The total number of chromosome aggregates per spermatocyte ranged from 13 to 20 with an average of 17.6; while 18 （16 bivalents and 2 quadrivalents） was the most frequent. Univalents and trivalents appeared in very low frequency. Aneuploid （hypotetraploid） spermatocytes were observed in a low frequency. The chromosome con- figuration of in the mosaic individual was similar to that of tetraploid individuals. The percentage of triploid spermatocytes （2%） of the mosaic individual was significantly lower （2＂2 =30, P〈 0.01） than that of triploid cells （46%） in its somatic tissue.
