Chromosome evolution in tiger beetles: Karyotypes and localization of 18S rDNA loci in Neotropical Megacephalini (Coleoptera, Cicindelidae)

Genetics and Molecular Biology

Volumn 28, Issue 4, 2005, Pages 725-733

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

^a UNIVERSITY OF LISBON   (Portugal)

Author keywords

Chromosome evolution; Cicindelidae; Megacephalini; Oxycheila; rDNA localization; Sex chromosome system

Indexed keywords

DNA 18S; DNA FRAGMENT;

ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; AUTOSOME; BEETLE; CHROMOSOMAL LOCALIZATION; CHROMOSOME ANALYSIS; CONTROLLED STUDY; DNA POLYMORPHISM; FEMALE; FLUORESCENCE IN SITU HYBRIDIZATION; GENE AMPLIFICATION; GENE LOCUS; GENETIC VARIABILITY; HYPOTHESIS; INSECT GENETICS; KARYOTYPE 45,X; KARYOTYPE 46,XX; MALE; MOLECULAR EVOLUTION; MOLECULAR PHYLOGENY; NONHUMAN; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; SPECIES DIFFERENCE;

ANIMALIA; CICINDELIDAE; COLEOPTERA; INSECTA; MEGACEPHALA; MEGACEPHALINI; OXYCHEILA;

EID: 31444452098     PISSN: 14154757     EISSN: 16784685     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1590/S1415-47572005000500012     Document Type: Article

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