Effect of trace metals at acid and neutral conditions on the structure and function of polytene chromosomes in Chironomus species
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Changes in the genome of Chironomus acidophilus from the environment and C. riparius in the laboratory in response to trace metals at, respectively, acidic and neutral pH were examined. Marked somatic structural and functional aberrations, a new Balbiani ring and specifi c ‘puffs’ were observed in the salivary gland polytene chromosomes of both species. The reasons for these alterations are discussed in relation to acidity and metal contamination. RESUMO. Alterações no genoma do Chironomus acidophilus a partir do ambiente e do C. riparius em laboratório foram examinadas em resposta aos metais vestigiais, em ph ácido e pH neutro, respectivamente. Aberrações estruturais e funcionais somáticas marcadas, um novo anel de Balbiani e “puffs” específi cos foram observados nos cromossomas de polytene das glândulas salivares de ambas as espécies. São discutidas as razões para estas alterações relativamente à acidez e contaminação por metal.
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