Common origin of B chromosome variants in the grasshopper Eyprepocnemis plorans

Heredity

Volumn 83, Issue 4, 1999, Pages 435-439

  Cabrero, J ^a   Lopez Leon M D ^a   Bakkali, M ^a   Camacho, J P M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GRANADA   (Spain)

Author keywords

B chromosomes; Eyprepocnemis plorans; FISH; Repetitive DNA; Ribosomal DNA; Selfish DNA

Indexed keywords

CHROMOSOME; INSECT GENETICS; POPULATION GENETICS; RIBOSOMAL DNA;

DNA; GENETIC VARIATION; GRASSHOPPER;

EYPREPOCNEMIS PLORANS; INSECTA;

EID: 0344329898     PISSN: 0018067X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/sj.hdy.6885960     Document Type: Article

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