The evolution of sex chromosomes in insects: Differentiation of sex chromosomes in flies and moths

European Journal of Entomology

Volumn 96, Issue 3, 1999, Pages 227-235

  Traut, Walther ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LÜBECK   (Germany)

Author keywords

CGH; Comparative genomic hybridization; Diptera; Drosophila; Lepidoptera; Megaselia; Molecular differentiation; Sex chromosomes; Sex determination

Indexed keywords

EVOLUTION; INSECT; SEX DETERMINATION;

DIPTERA; DITRYSIA; DROSOPHILA MELANOGASTER; DROSOPHILIDAE; HEXAPODA; INSECTA; LEPIDOPTERA; MEGASELIA SCALARIS; MELANOGASTER; PHORIDAE;

EID: 0033428241     PISSN: 12105759     EISSN: 18028829     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Review

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