Evidence of direct polyploidization in the mitotic parthenogenetic Meloidogyne microcephala, through doubling of its somatic chromosome number

Fundamental and Applied Nematology

Volumn 20, Issue 4, 1997, Pages 385-391

  Triantaphyllou, Anastasios C ^a   Hirschmann, Hedwig ^a  

^a NORTH CAROLINA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Meloidogyne microcephala; Nematode; Parthenogenesis; Polyploidy

Indexed keywords

MELOIDOGYNE; MELOIDOGYNE MICROCEPHALA; MICROCEPHALA;

EID: 0030794526     PISSN: 11645571     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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