Ribosomal DNA is frequently concentrated on only one X chromosome in permanently apomictic aphids, but this does not inhibit male determination

Chromosome Research

Volumn 4, Issue 4, 1996, Pages 314-320

  Blackman, Roger L ^a   Spence, Jennifer M ^a  

^a DEPARTMENT OF LIFE SCIENCES   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Aphid sex determination; Apomixis; B chromosome; Fluorescence in situ hybridization; Ribosomal RNA gene

Indexed keywords

RIBOSOME DNA;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; APHID; ARTICLE; AUTOSOME; CHROMOSOME NOR; EMBRYO; FEMALE; MALE; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REPRODUCTION; RNA GENE; SEX DETERMINATION; X CHROMOSOME;

ANIMALS; APHIDS; DNA, RIBOSOMAL; IN SITU HYBRIDIZATION, FLUORESCENCE; MALE; PARTHENOGENESIS; REPRODUCTION; SEX DIFFERENTIATION; X CHROMOSOME;

ACYRTHOSIPHON PISUM; ANIMALIA; APHIDIDAE; APHIDINI; APHIS FABAE; MYZUS PERSICAE; PISUM;

EID: 0030017835     PISSN: 09673849     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/BF02263684     Document Type: Article

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