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The fluorescence analysis carried out in Triturus alpestris alpestris and Triturus alpestris cyreni subspecies has revealed differences related to the content and distribution of AT-rich, GC-rich and non-fluorescent heterochromatic bands. These results provide new evidence on the chromosome differentiation undergone in their phylogenetic splitting.
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Herrero, P., Bella, J. & Arano, B. Characterization of heterochromatic regions in two Triturus alpestris subspecies (Urodela: Salamandridae). Heredity 63, 119–123 (1989). https://doi.org/10.1038/hdy.1989.82
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