Cytogenetic variability in three species of the genus Cicindela (s.l.) (Coleoptera, Cicindelidae): Karyotypes and localization of 18S rDNA genes

Genetics and Molecular Biology

Volumn 27, Issue 4, 2004, Pages 555-560

  Proença, Sónia J R ^a   Collares Pereira, Maria João ^a   Serrano, Artur R M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LISBON   (Portugal)

Author keywords

Chromosome evolution; Cicindela; Multiple sex chromosomes; rDNA localization; Tiger beetles

Indexed keywords

DNA 18S; DNA FRAGMENT;

ARTICLE; AUTOSOME; BEETLE; CHROMOSOMAL INSTABILITY; CHROMOSOME NUMBER; CHROMOSOME STRUCTURE; COLEOPTERA; CONTROLLED STUDY; CYTOGENETICS; DNA PROBE; FEMALE; FLUORESCENCE IN SITU HYBRIDIZATION; GENE AMPLIFICATION; GENE CLUSTER; GENE LOCATION; GENETIC VARIABILITY; GENUS; KARYOTYPE; MALE; NONHUMAN; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; RIBOSOME; SEX CHROMOSOME; SPECIES COMPARISON; X CHROMOSOME; Y CHROMOSOME;

CICINDELA ARGENTATA; CICINDELA AURULENTA; CICINDELA SUTURALIS; CICINDELIDAE; CICINDELINI; COLEOPTERA; PANTHERA TIGRIS;

EID: 11344254050     PISSN: 14154757     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1590/S1415-47572004000400015     Document Type: Article

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