Genetic load caused by variation in the amount of rDNA in a wasp

Chromosome Research

Volumn 10, Issue 7, 2002, Pages 607-613

  Araujo S M S R ^a,c   Silva, C C ^b   Pompolo, S G ^b   Perfectti, F ^c   Camacho, J P M ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CAMPINAS   (Brazil)

^b FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF VIÇOSA   (Brazil)

^c UNIVERSITY OF GRANADA   (Spain)

Author keywords

Genetic load; Hymenoptera; Nucleolus organiser; rDNA; Trypoxylon albitarse

Indexed keywords

RIBOSOME DNA;

ARTICLE; CHROMOSOME 14; CHROMOSOME ARM; CHROMOSOME BANDING PATTERN; CHROMOSOME NOR; DNA DETERMINATION; FEMALE; FLUORESCENCE IN SITU HYBRIDIZATION; GENE CLUSTER; GENETIC VARIABILITY; HAPLOIDY; HYMENOPTERA; MALE; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; WASP; ANIMAL; COMPARATIVE STUDY; DIPLOIDY; GENETIC LOAD; GENETICS; HETEROCHROMATIN; KARYOTYPING; LARVA; MITOSIS; SEX DIFFERENCE;

TRYPOXYLON;

ANIMALS; CHROMOSOME BANDING; DIPLOIDY; DNA, RIBOSOMAL; FEMALE; GENETIC LOAD; HAPLOIDY; HETEROCHROMATIN; IN SITU HYBRIDIZATION, FLUORESCENCE; KARYOTYPING; LARVA; MALE; MITOSIS; SEX FACTORS; VARIATION (GENETICS); WASPS;

EID: 0036447478     PISSN: 09673849     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/A:1020970820513     Document Type: Article

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