Metaphase karyotypes of Anopheles (Nyssorhynchus) darlingi Root and A. (N.) nuneztovari Gabaldon (Diptera; Culicidae)

Genetics and Molecular Biology

Volumn 21, Issue 3, 1998, Pages 351-354

  Rafael, Míriam Silva ^a   Tadei, Wanderli Pedro ^a  

^a INSTITUTO NACIONAL DE PESQUISAS DA AMAZÔNIA   (Brazil)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACROCENTRIC CHROMOSOME; ANOPHELES; ARTICLE; AUTOSOME; BRAZIL; CENTROMERE; CHROMOSOME PAIRING; CHROMOSOME POLYMORPHISM; FEMALE; KARYOTYPING; METAPHASE CHROMOSOME; NONHUMAN; POPULATION GENETICS; SOMATIC CELL GENETICS; X CHROMOSOME; Y CHROMOSOME;

ANOPHELES DARLINGI; ANOPHELES NUNEZTOVARI; BOA; CULICIDAE; DIPTERA; INSECTA;

EID: 0031740516     PISSN: 14154757     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1590/S1415-47571998000300010     Document Type: Article

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