Cytogenetic characterization of the holocentric chromosomes in the aphids Myzus varians and Myzus cerasi

Caryologia

Volumn 52, Issue 1-2, 1999, Pages 81-85

  Bizzaro, D ^a   Barbolini, E ^a   Mandrioli, M ^a   Manicardi, G C ^a   Mazzoni, E ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MODENA AND REGGIO EMILIA   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITÀ CATTOLICA DEL SACRO CUORE   (Italy)

Author keywords

AgNORs; Aphid; Cytogenetic; Heterochromatin; Holocentric chromosomes

Indexed keywords

EID: 0002223829     PISSN: 00087114     EISSN: 21655391     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00087114.1998.10589157     Document Type: Article

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