Table 2.
Characteristics of the chromosomal distributions of 18S rDNA sites in diploid genomes of cichlids
| African | Neotropical | Asiatic | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Number of genomes analyzed |
16** |
24** |
01 |
41** |
| Number of sites |
59 |
59 |
02 |
120 |
| Average per genome |
3.7 |
2.5 |
2.0 |
2.9 |
| Telo/acrocentric (t/a) |
59 |
23 |
00 |
82 |
| Meta/submetacentric (m/sm) |
00 |
36 |
02 |
38 |
| Proximal (p) |
00 |
00 |
00 |
00 |
| Interstitial (i) |
00 |
08 |
00 |
08 |
| Terminal (t) |
59 |
51 |
02 |
112 |
| Long arm (L) |
00 |
03 |
00 |
03 |
| Short arm (S) |
59 |
56 |
02 |
117 |
| Closely associated to centromeric regions (CC) | 00 | 00 | 00 | 00 |
**Includes the polymorphic conditions detected.