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Overview

Orlando Moreira-Filho is primarily affiliated with the Federal University of São Carlos in Brazil. Their research is focused on various areas within agricultural and biological sciences, biochemistry, genetics and molecular biology, and environmental science. The scientist's work extensively covers topics such as chromosomal and genetic variations, fish biology, ecology, and behavior, as well as genetic and clinical aspects of sex determination and chromosomal abnormalities.

The main fields of Moreira-Filho's study include:

  • Agricultural and Biological Sciences
  • Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology
  • Environmental Science

Their subfields of research highlight specific interests in:

  • Plant Science
  • Genetics
  • Nature and Landscape Conservation
  • Molecular Biology
  • Aquatic Science

Regarding research topics, Moreira-Filho has contributed to studies in:

  • Chromosomal and Genetic Variations
  • Fish biology, ecology, and behavior
  • Genetic and Clinical Aspects of Sex Determination and Chromosomal Abnormalities
  • Fish Biology and Ecology Studies
  • CRISPR and Genetic Engineering
  • Genomics and Phylogenetic Studies
  • Animal Genetics and Reproduction

Orlando Moreira-Filho has published multiple papers in several scientific journals, frequently disseminating findings in venues such as Neotropical Ichthyology, Zebrafish, Genes, Frontiers in Genetics, and Genetics and Molecular Biology. Some of the recent notable papers include:

  • "Highly Rearranged Karyotypes and Multiple Sex Chromosome Systems in Armored Catfishes from the Genus Harttia (Teleostei, Siluriformes)" (2020, Genes)
  • "Comparative cytogenetic analyses in Ancistrus species (Siluriformes: Loricariidae)" (2020, Neotropical Ichthyology)
  • "Multiple Sex Chromosomes and Evolutionary Relationships in Amazonian Catfishes: The Outstanding Model of the Genus Harttia (Siluriformes: Loricariidae)" (2020, Genes)
  • "Evolutionary breakpoint regions and chromosomal remodeling in Harttia (Siluriformes: Loricariidae) species diversification" (2022, Genetics and Molecular Biology)
  • "Chromosomal Rearrangements and Origin of the Multiple XX/XY1Y2 Sex Chromosome System in Harttia Species (Siluriformes: Loricariidae)" (2022, Frontiers in Genetics)

The scientist often collaborates with recurring coauthors, including Marcelo Ricardo Vicari, Viviane Nogaroto, Geize Aparecida Deon, Marcelo de Bello Cioffi, and Francisco de Menezes Cavalcante Sassi. These collaborations have resulted in numerous publications, reflecting ongoing research partnerships.

Best Publications

  • A biodiversity approach in the neotropical erythrinidae fish, Hoplias malabaricus. Karyotypic survey, geographic distribution of cytotypes and cytotaxonomic considerations.

    Luiz Antonio Carlos Bertollo;Guassenir Gonçalves Born;Jorge Dergam;Alberto Sergio Fenocchio

  • Structural and functional evidence that a B chromosome in the characid fish Astyanax scabripinnis is an isochromosome.

    Carlos A Mestriner;Pedro M Galetti;Sandro R Valentini;Itamar R G Ruiz

  • Conserved 5S and variable 45S rDNA chromosomal localisation revealed by FISH in Astyanax scabripinnis (Pisces, Characidae).

    Monique Mantovani;Luciano Douglas dos;Santos Abel;Orlando Moreira-Filho

  • Distribution of sex chromosome mechanisms in neotropical fish and description of a ZZ/ZW system in Parodon hilarii (Parodontidae)

    Orlando Moreira-Filho;Luiz A.C. Bertollo;Pedro M. Galetti

  • Nucleolar organizing regions, 18S and 5S rDNA in Astyanax scabripinnis (Pisces, Characidae): populations distribution and functional diversity.

    Dagmar Aparecida de Marco Ferro;Daniela Morilha Néo;Orlando Moreira-Filho;Luiz Antonio Carlos Bertollo

  • Accentuated polymorphism of heterochromatin and nucleolar organizer regions in Astyanax scabripinnis (Pisces, Characidae): tools for understanding karyotypic evolution.

    Monique Mantovani;Luciano Douglas dos Santos Abel;Carlos Alberto Mestriner;Orlando Moreira‐Filho

  • B chromosomes in Astyanax scabripinnis (Pisces, Characidae)

    Lara Bellintani Salvador;Orlando Moreira-Filho

  • Satellite DNA and chromosomes in Neotropical fishes: methods, applications and perspectives

    M. R. Vicari;V. Nogaroto;R. B. Noleto;M. M. Cestari

  • Sex-ratio distortion associated with the presence of a B chromosome in Astyanax scabripinnis (Teleostei, Characidae)

    V.E. Vicente;O. Moreira-Filho;J.P.M. Camacho

  • The 1.688 repetitive DNA of Drosophila: Concerted evolution at different genomic scales and association with genes

    Gustavo C. S. Kuhn;Gustavo C. S. Kuhn;Heinrich Küttler;Orlando Moreira-Filho;John S. Heslop-Harrison

  • Structure and variability of nucleolar organizer regions in Parodontidae fish

    Orlando Moreira-Filho;Luiz Antonio Carlos Bertollo;Pedro Manoel Galetti

  • Karyotypic diversity and evolution of Loricariidae (Pisces, Siluriformes)

    K F Kavalco;R Pazza;L A C Bertollo;O Moreira-Filho

  • Propidium iodide for making heterochromatin more evident in the C-banding technique.

    RL Lui;Blanco;O Moreira-Filho;VP Margarido

  • Cytogenetics and taxonomy: considerations based on chromosome studies of freshwater fish

    L. A. C. Bertollo;O. Moreira-Filho;P. M. Galetti

  • Multiple sex chromosomes in the genus Hoplias (Pisces, Erythrinidae)

    Luiz Antonio Carlos Bertollo;Catarina Satie Takahashi;Orlando Moreira Filho

  • Colocalization of repetitive DNAs and silencing of major rRNA genes. A case report of the fish Astyanax janeiroensis.

    M.R. Vicari;R.F. Artoni;O. Moreira-Filho;L.A.C. Bertollo

  • Evidences for a Multiple Sex Chromosome System with Female Heterogamety in Apareiodon Affinis (Pisces, Parodontidae)

    Orlando Moreira Filho;Luiz Antonio Carlos Bertollo;Pedro Manoel Galetti Junior

  • Cytogenetic Diversity in the Astyanax scabripinnis Species Complex (Pisces, Characidae)

    I. L. Souza;O. Moreira-Filho

  • Gene mapping of 5S rDNA sites in eight fish species from the Paraíba do Sul river basin, Brazil

    K F Kavalco;R Pazza;L A C Bertollo;O Moreira-Filho

  • Teleost Fish Handling and Transport under Reduced Stress Conditions

    Catherine Ozouf-Costaz;Eva Pisano;Fausto Foresti;Lurdes Foresti de Almeida Toledo

Frequent Co-Authors

Pedro Manoel Galetti
Pedro Manoel Galetti Federal University of São Carlos
Claudio Oliveira
Claudio Oliveira Sao Paulo State University
Thomas Liehr
Thomas Liehr Friedrich Schiller University Jena
J. S. Heslop-Harrison
J. S. Heslop-Harrison University of Leicester
Tsutomu Ogata
Tsutomu Ogata Hamamatsu University
Yoichi Matsubara
Yoichi Matsubara Tohoku University
Trude Schwarzacher
Trude Schwarzacher University of Leicester
Kazuhiko Nakabayashi
Kazuhiko Nakabayashi National Center For Child Health and Development
Susan B. Olson
Susan B. Olson Oregon Health & Science University

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