Fecundity and sex-ratio of Thai silver barb Barbodes gonionotus (Bleeker)

The fecundity and sex- ratio of Borbodes gonionotus were studied. The fecundity of 99 gravid females varied from 18001 (total length 197 mm and body weight 72 g) to 42034 (total length 187 mm and body weight 159 g). The mean fecundity was 24959.23 ± 6961.48 (for mean total length 210.50 ± 17.26 mm, mean body weight 118.16 ± 37.34g, mean ovary length 70.21 ± 27.30 mm, mean ovary weight 13.66 ± 7.12 g and mean ovary breadth 15.4 ± 2.79 mm). The relationship between fecundity (F) and other parameters such as total length, total body weight, ovary length, ovary weight and ovary breadth were studied. The fish was highly fecund and the number of eggs produced was more or less directly proportional to other different lengths.

Results of the Austrian-Ceylonese hydrobiological mission 1970 of the 1st Zoological Institute of the University of Vienna (Austria) and the Department of Zoology of the University of Ceylon Vidyalankara Campus, Kelaniya (Sri Lanka). Pt. 16. the Ceylonese Trichoptera

The Trichoptera collected in Sri Lanka by the Austrian Indo-Pacific expedition in autumn and winter 1970 (larvae and adults) are evaluated systematically and ecologically. The following new species are described: Pseudoneureclipsis starmuehlneri, P. maliboda (Polycentropodidae), Oecetis belihuloya (Leptoceridae), and Helcopsyche sri lanka (Helicopsychidae). Helicopsyche ceylanica Brauer 1866 is re-described. Several types of larvae and cases of Hydropsyche (Hydropsychidae), Ceylanopsyche (Sericostomatidae) and Helicopsyche are described or at least roughly characterised. According to the larval characters the genus Ceylanopsyche seems to belong to Sericostomatidae s. str.

云南基诺族及汉族特发性全面强直-阵挛性癫(癎)与CLCN2基因的相关性

目的 研究氯离子通道CLC-2基因是否与中国云南地区基诺族及汉族特发性全面强直-阵挛性癫(癎)(IGTCS)相关.方法 以14例云南西双版纳傣族自治州景洪市基诺乡基诺族IGTCS患者及其16名未发病亲属、67例云南籍汉族IGTCS患者及57名云南籍汉族健康体检者为对照,对常染色体3q26上CLCN2基因的内含子2及外显子5、19(内含子18)进行研究,采用PCR及直接基因测序技术,应用病例-对照研究法对CLCN2基因与云南基诺族及汉族IGTCS进行相关性分析.结果 CLCN2基因的内含子2及外显子5、19在病例组和对照组中均没有发现已报道的易患突变,但我们在对外显子19的序列测定过程中发现了其上游内含子18的146位上存在1个单核苷酸多态性位点:146T→C.该位点的3种基因型(TT、TC、CC)在汉族病例组(9、3、29例)和汉族对照组(22、9、26例)之间的分布差异有统计学意义(x2=16.079,P＜0.05);在基诺族组(基诺族病例组+基诺族亲属组,6、12、12例)与汉族对照组(22、9、26例)之间分布差异亦有统计学意义(x2=7.027,P＜0.05).汉族病例组与汉族对照组间TT型与非TT型基因型(分别为9、32例和22、35例)、TC型与非TC型基因型(分别为3、38例和9、48例)比较差异有统计学意义(x2=10.694,OR=4.121,P＜0.05;x2=11.592,OR=0.238,P＜0.05).结论 CLCN2基因内含子18的多态性位点146T→C可能是中国云南地区基诺族与汉族IGTCS患者的1个相关性位点,且在本组有限的样本数量研究中,此SNP位点在两个民族IGTCS患者之间的分布无民族差异.基因型TT为IGTCS的1个保护性因素,基因型TC则增加了患者的易患性.

基因组的演化与人类起源

人类起源是生命演化的奇迹,也是长期以来生命科学领域最受关注的重大课题之一.作为目前已知的唯一高级智慧生物,人类对自身的起源问题一直十分关心.了解自身是人类最基本的愿望.在远古时代,人们就开始思考我们究竟是什么?我们从哪里来?历史上有很多关于人类起源的传说,比如女娲造人、亚当夏娃的故事、海猿说、杂交说、外星人说等.随着科学的发展,特别是自达尔文发表划时代的进化论以来,"人类跟其他动物一样,是自然进化的产物,从一个远古的似猿祖先进化而来"的思想已经被大家普遍接受.

更有效地利用中国的灵长类科研资源

去年1月,英国《自然》杂志开创“中国之声”专刊,发表了一些海外华裔科学家对中国科研工作评估与改进建议的文章,获得了科学界的广泛反响和有关方面的高度重视。本刊曾选摘其部分内容,载于去年的2月号上。10个月之后,《自然》杂志(2004年11月18日)再奏“中国之声”,又请多位更加熟悉中国科研工作状况,包括有较长期在海外从事科研工作的经验,目前已在国内科研机构任职的著名科学家,或对我国科研工作的组织管理体制,或对某一领域科研工作的成就与问题,坦率陈词,进一步提出了不少宝贵的建议。有的意见,即或只是一得之见,但亦都有所据,而且出于更好地促进中国科技发展的真诚与热忱,具有重要的参考价值。为此,本刊再予择要摘载(部分标题本刊编者作了适当改动) ,以飨读者。

应用染色体涂染法建立人和黑叶猴(Semnopithecus francoisi)的染色体同源性

应用荧光原位杂交技术中的染色体涂染法(Chromosomepainting)，以生物素标记的除Y染色体外的人全部整条染色体DNA特异性探针与黑叶猴的中期分裂相杂交，建立了人与黑叶猴之间的染色体同源性。除人的1、2、6、16和19号染色体特异探针分别与黑叶猴的2条非同源的染色体杂交外，其余人染色体特异探针均与黑叶猴的1条染色体杂交，其中有两对人染色体特异探针(14和15，21和22)分别杂交同一条黑叶猴染色体。在雌性黑叶猴的单倍染色体中，共检测到30个与人染色体具同源性的染色体和染色体片段。结果表明:黑叶猴的多数染色体与人染色体有高度同源性，仅有少数染色体发生了重排。将研究的结果与已报道的人染色体特异探针与其他灵长类的中期染色体杂交的结果进行比较，可以看出亚洲叶猴之间的相互关系较与非洲叶猴的更为密切。

云南不同地区绵羊血液蛋白多态性研究

本研究采用平板式淀粉胶蛋白电泳技术对来自德钦县、巧家县、腾冲县的绵羊进行了 34个同功酶及血液蛋白的研究 ,共检测 36个遗传座位 ,其中有 8个座位显示多态 ,德钦绵羊多态百分率P =0 .194 4 ,平均杂合度H =0 .0 6 4 7,平均等位基因数A =1.2 2 2 2 ;昭通绵羊P =0 .2 2 2 2 ,H =0 .0 6 5 1;A =1.2 2 2 2 ;腾冲绵羊P =0 .16 6 7,H =0 .0 6 0 8;A =1.16 6 7。表明云南不同地区绵羊在蛋白水平上遗传多样性较为丰富。运用Phylip3.5软件包中的”GENETDIST”计算标准遗传距离 ,再结合以往研究的数据 ,运用该软件包中的”NEIGHBOR”和”UPGMA”法进行聚类分析 ,结果表明 ,云南绵羊起源于同一共同祖先 ,云南绵羊与印度绵羊、尼泊尔绵羊关系较近 ,而与西藏绵羊关系较远

Mapping chromosomal homologies between humans and two langurs (Semnopithecus francoisi and S-Phayrei) by chromosome painting

Chromosomal homologies were established between human and two Chinese langurs (Semnopithecus francoisi, 2n=44, and S. phayrei, 2n=44) by chromosome painting with chromosome-specific DNA probes of all human chromosomes except the Y. Both langur species showed identical hybridization patterns in addition to similar G-banding patterns. In total, 23 human chromosome-specific probes detected 30 homologous chromosome segments in a haploid langur genome. Except for human chromosomes 1, 2, 6, 16 and 19 probes, which each gave signals on two non-homologous langur chromosomes respectively, all other probes each hybridized to a single chromosome. The results indicate a high degree of conservation of chromosomal synteny between human and these two Chinese langurs. The human chromosome 2 probe painted the entire euchromatic regions of langur chromosomes 14 and 19. Human chromosome 1 probe hybridized to three regions on langur autosomes, one region on langur chromosome 4 and two regions on langur chromosome 5. Human 19 probe hybridized on the same pattern to one region on chromosome 4 and to two regions on langur chromosome 5, where it alternated with the human chromosome 1 probe. Human 6 and 16 probes both hybridized to one region on each of the two langur autosomes 15 and 18. Only two langur chromosomes (12 and 21) were each labelled by probes specific for two whole human chromosomes (14 and 15 and 21 and 22 respectively). Comparison of the hybridization patterns of human painting probes on these two langurs with the data on other Old World primates suggests that reciprocal and Robertsonian translocations as will as inversions could have occurred since the divergance of human and the langurs from a common ancestor. This comparison also indicates that Asian colobines are karyotypically more closely related to each other that to African colobines.

云南普通马矮型马蛋白多态性及其品种分化关系

运用蛋白电泳技术, 对云南普通马和矮型马群体的遗传多样性及其群众间遗传分化关系作了分析研究。44个遗传座位中有10个座位检测到多态性, 通过多态百分比、平均杂合度、平均等位基因的计算表明, 云南普通马和矮型马的遗传多样性较为丰富, 小区域内的群体存在着多样的遗传基因, 两种马在遗传上有一定差异。根据分子钟假说和相应的公式, 推算两者的分岐时间约为18.5万年。图1表2参12(金显谟)

Chromosome painting in the long-tailed field mouse provides insights into the ancestral murid karyotype

We report on the hybridization of mouse chromosomal paints to Apodemus sylvaticus, the long-tailed field mouse. The mouse paints detected 38 conserved segments in the Apodemus karyotype. Together with the species reported here there are now six species of rodents mapped with Mus musculus painting probes. A parsimony analysis indicated that the syntenies of nine M. musculus chromosomes were most likely already formed in the muroid ancestor: 3, 4, 7, 9, 14, 18, 19, X and Y. The widespread occurrence of syntenic segment associations of mouse chromosomes 1/17, 2/13, 7/19, 10/17, 11/16, 12/17 and 13/15 suggests that these associations were ancestral syntenies for muroid rodents. The muroid ancestral karyotype probably had a diploid number of about 2n = 54. It would be desirable to have a richer phylogenetic array of species before any final conclusions are drawn about the Muridae ancestral karyotype. The ancestral karyotype presented here should be considered as a working hypothesis. Copyright (C) 2004 S. Karger AG, Basel.