The polytene chromosomes of the mosquito Anopheles bellator compared with those of Anopheles cruzii

Brazilian Journal of Genetics

Volumn 19, Issue 4, 1996, Pages 555-558

  Ramírez, Corolia C L ^a   Dessen, Eliana M B ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SÃO PAULO   (Brazil)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANOPHELES; ARTICLE; CHROMOSOME INVERSION; CHROMOSOME MAP; COMPARATIVE STUDY; HUMAN TISSUE; MOSQUITO; NONHUMAN; POLYTENE CHROMOSOME;

EID: 0030445290     PISSN: 01008455     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1590/S0100-84551996000400003     Document Type: Article

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