Behavior of sex chromosomes, autosomes, and the spindle during nonrandom segregation in a flea beetle

Genome

Volumn 43, Issue 3, 2000, Pages 521-527

  Kupfer, Holly ^a   Wise, Dwayne ^a  

^a MISSISSIPPI STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Kinetochores; Nonrandom segregation; Sex chromosomes

Indexed keywords

ANAPHASE; AUTOSOME; CHROMOSOME SEGREGATION; METAPHASE; SEX CHROMOSOME; SIZE; SPERMATOCYTE; TELOPHASE; X CHROMOSOME; Y CHROMOSOME;

ALAGOASA BICOLOR; ALTICINI; COLEOPTERA; INSECTA; SIPHONAPTERA (FLEAS);

EID: 0033852115     PISSN: 08312796     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1139/g00-006     Document Type: Article

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