High levels of chromosomal differentiation in Euchroma gigantea L. 1735 (Coleoptera, Buprestidae)

Genetics and Molecular Biology

Volumn 31, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 431-437

  de Moura, Rita de Cássia ^a,b   de Melo, Natoniel Franklin ^c   de Souza, Maria José ^a  

^a DEPARTAMENTO DE MICOLOGIA   (Brazil)

^b FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF PERNAMBUCO   (Brazil)

^c EMBRAPA SEMIÁRIDO   (Brazil)

Author keywords

C banding; Chromosome polymorphism; Multiple sex system; NOR; rDNA

Indexed keywords

RIBOSOME DNA; SILVER NITRATE;

ANIMAL CELL; ARTICLE; AUTOSOME; BEETLE; C BANDING; CELLULAR DISTRIBUTION; CHROMOSOME ANALYSIS; CHROMOSOME POLYMORPHISM; COLEOPTERA; CONSTITUTIVE HETEROCHROMATIN; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIPLOIDY; FEMALE; FLUORESCENCE IN SITU HYBRIDIZATION; KARYOTYPING; MALE; MEIOSIS; NONHUMAN; PERICENTRIC CHROMOSOME INVERSION; PROPHASE; SEX CHROMOSOME; SEX DETERMINATION; SPECIES DIFFERENCE; SUPERNUMERARY CHROMOSOME; X CHROMOSOME;

BUPRESTIDAE; COLEOPTERA;

EID: 46649118691     PISSN: 14154757     EISSN: 16784685     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1590/s1415-47572008000300007     Document Type: Article

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