Chromosome complement and meiosis in three species of the Neotropical bug genus Antiteuchus (Heteroptera, Pentatomidae, Discocephalinae)

Genetics and Molecular Biology

Volumn 29, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 49-55

  Lanzone, Cecilia ^a   de Souza, Maria José ^a  

^a FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF PERNAMBUCO   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Diffuse stage; Holokinetic chromosomes; Meiosis; Sex chromosomes; Spermatogenesis

Indexed keywords

ANAPHASE; ANTITEUCHUS; ARTICLE; CHROMOSOME ANALYSIS; CHROMOSOME CHIASM; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIPLOIDY; DISCOCEPHALINAE; FREQUENCY ANALYSIS; HETEROPTERA; KARYOTYPE; MEIOSIS; MEIOTIC PROPHASE I; NEOTROPICS; NONHUMAN; PENTATOMIDAE; SEX CHROMOSOME; SPECIES DIFFERENCE; SPERMATOCYTE; X CHROMOSOME; Y CHROMOSOME;

ANTITEUCHUS; HETEROPTERA; PENTATOMIDAE;

EID: 33645027365     PISSN: 14154757     EISSN: 16784685     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1590/S1415-47572006000100011     Document Type: Article

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