Cytogenetic analysis on the holocentric chromosomes of the cabbage aphid Brevicoryne brassicae

Caryologia

Volumn 56, Issue 2, 2003, Pages 143-147

  Giannini, Sara ^a   Manicardi, Gian Carlo ^a   Bizzaro, Davide ^b   Mandrioli, Mauro ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MODENA AND REGGIO EMILIA   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITÀ POLITECNICA DELLE MARCHE   (Italy)

Author keywords

AgNORs; Aphid; Cytogenetic; FISH; Heterochromatin; Holocentric chromosomes

Indexed keywords

APHIDIDAE; BRASSICA OLERACEA VAR. CAPITATA; BREVICORYNE BRASSICAE; INSECTA;

EID: 0141790902     PISSN: 00087114     EISSN: 21655391     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00087114.2003.10589317     Document Type: Article

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