The origin of multiple sex chromosomes in tiger beetles [1]

Molecular Biology and Evolution

Volumn 19, Issue 10, 2002, Pages 1792-1796

  Galián, Jose ^a   Hogan, James E ^b,c   Vogler, Alfried P ^b,c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MURCIA   (Spain)

^b DEPARTMENT OF LIFE SCIENCES   (United Kingdom)

^c IMPERIAL COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Chromosome evolution; Cicindelidae; Coleoptera; Multiple sex chromosomes; RDNA localization

Indexed keywords

BEETLE; COLEOPTERA; GENE SEQUENCE; KARYOTYPE; KARYOTYPE EVOLUTION; LETTER; MEIOSIS; MITOSIS; NONHUMAN; PHYLOGENY; SEX CHROMOSOME; SEX DETERMINATION; TAXONOMY; X CHROMOSOME;

CICINDELIDAE; COLEOPTERA; INSECTA; PANTHERA TIGRIS;

EID: 0036791080     PISSN: 07374038     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/oxfordjournals.molbev.a004001     Document Type: Letter

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