Correspondence between C-Banding and Ag-NOR in the Sex Chromosomes of Belostoma Oxyurum (Belostomatidae, Heteroptera)

CYTOLOGIA

Volumn 60, Issue 3, 1995, Pages 291-295

  Papeschi, A G ^a  

^a UNIVERSIDAD DE BUENOS AIRES   (Argentina)

Author keywords

Ag NOR banding; C banding; Heteroptera; holokinetic chromosomes; sex chromosomes

Indexed keywords

EID: 85007974563     PISSN: 00114545     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1508/cytologia.60.291     Document Type: Article

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