Figure 5.

Comparative analyzes of LG5 showing the conservation of genomic blocks among Nile tilapia, medaka, stickleback, pufferfish, zebrafish, and other vertebrates. BAC-labeled metaphase chromosomes are showed on the left, followed by ideograms and LG5 of O. niloticus. The ideogram was inverted according to LG5 orientation. The four markers (Blue/red OPSIN, Green OPSIN, c-SKI, and ATP) are identified by different colors and the chromosome positions for medaka, stickleback, and pufferfish are indicated in Mb on the right. The table (below the comparative maps) summarizes the results of comparative analyzes with other vertebrates. The numbers represent the identified chromosomes and the conserved genomic regions are highlighted in different colors. The position of the markers in the chromosomes can be found at www.ensembl.org.