Tiny genomes and endoreduplication in Strepsiptera

Insect Molecular Biology

Volumn 13, Issue 6, 2004, Pages 581-585

  Johnston, J S ^a   Ross, L D ^a   Beani, L ^b   Hughes, D P ^c   Kathirithamby, J ^c  

^a TEXAS A AND M UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF FLORENCE   (Italy)

^c UNIVERSITY OF OXFORD   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Endoreduplication; Flow cytometry; Genome size; Strepsiptera

Indexed keywords

PROPIDIUM IODIDE;

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; FEMALE; FLOW CYTOMETRY; FLUORESCENCE; GENETICS; GENOME; INSECT; MALE; PARASITOLOGY;

ANIMALS; FEMALE; FLOW CYTOMETRY; FLUORESCENCE; GENOME; INSECTS; MALE; PROPIDIUM;

CAENOCHOLAX FENYESI; FORMICIDAE; HEXAPODA; INSECTA; MAYETIOLA; MAYETIOLA DESTRUCTOR; MYRMECOLACIDAE; POLISTES; POLISTES DOMINULUS; POLISTES FUSCATUS PALLIPES; SOLENOPSIS; SOLENOPSIS GEMINATA; SOLENOPSIS INVICTA; STREPSIPTERA; STYLOPIDAE; TRICHOGRAMMA; TRICHOGRAMMA BRASSICAE; VESPIDAE; VESPOIDEA; XENOS; XENOS VESPARUM;

EID: 11144297976     PISSN: 09621075     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.0962-1075.2004.00514.x     Document Type: Article

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