The paternal sex ratio chromosome induces chromosome loss independently of Wolbachia in the wasp Nasonia vitripennis

Development Genes and Evolution

Volumn 206, Issue 3, 1996, Pages 207-217

  Dobson, Steve ^a   Tanouye, Mark ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Nasonia vitripennis; Paternal sex ratio; Wolbachia

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL CELL; ARTICLE; AUTOSOME; CHROMATIN; CHROMOSOME LOSS; CONFOCAL LASER MICROSCOPY; CONTROLLED STUDY; CYTOLOGY; DEVELOPMENTAL GENETICS; EMBRYO; EMBRYO DEVELOPMENT; FEMALE; FLUORESCENCE MICROSCOPY; MALE; METAPHASE CHROMOSOME; MICROTUBULE; NONHUMAN; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REPRODUCTION; SEX RATIO; SUPERNUMERARY CHROMOSOME; WASP;

EID: 0029805897     PISSN: 0949944X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s004270050046     Document Type: Article

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