Korean J Parasitol.  2000 Sep;38(3):201-206. 10.3347/kjp.2000.38.3.201.

Chromosomes of the liver fluke, Clonorchis sinensis

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  • 1Department of Parasitology, College of Medicine, Yonsei University Seoul, Korea.

Abstract

A karyological study was carried out in order to compared the chromosome numbers, chromosome morphologies and karyotypes of the oriental liver fluke, Clonorchis sinensis (Trematoda: Opisthorchiidae), collected from Korea and China. Chromosome preparations were made by means of air-drying method. The chromosome number was 2n = 56 in both Korean and Chinese flukes, and chromosomes were divided into two groups based on this size; consisting of 8 pairs of large and 20 pairs of small chromosomes. However, the karyotypes showed some differences between Korean and Chinese flukes. The karyotype of liver flukes from Korea consisted of three metacentric pairs, one meta-/submetacentric pair, 16 submetacentric pairs and eight subtelocentric pairs of chromosomes. On the other hand, liver flukes from China consisted of two metacentric pairs, two meta-/submetacentric pairs, 16 submetacentric pairs and eight subtelocentric pairs of chromosomes.


MeSH Terms

Animal
China
Chromosomes/genetics*
Clonorchis sinensis/genetics*
Fishes/parasitology
Karyotyping
Korea
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