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A critical chromosome analysis of Glossina austeni Newst. (Dipt., Glossinidae)

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  10 July 2009

D. I. Southern ,
T. A. Craig-Cameron  and
P. E. Pell
D. I. Southern
Affiliation:
Department of Zoology, University of Manchester, Manchester M13 9PL
T. A. Craig-Cameron
Affiliation:
Department of Zoology, University of Manchester, Manchester M13 9PL
P. E. Pell
Affiliation:
Department of Zoology, University of Manchester, Manchester M13 9PL
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The diploid chromosome number of G. austeni Newst. from the Langford colony is 2n = 14 ± 2, + XX/XY. Chromosomes have been karyotyped and include a pair of large submetacentrics (L1), a pair of shorter metacentrics (L2) and a group of small telocentries (S). The X and Y elements constitute a heteromorphic pair. The S chromosomes together with the Y element display allocyclic behaviour during nuclear division. Pre-meiotic RNA synthesis has been followed by autoradiography, and differential staining of DNA with quinacrine dihydrochloride by fluorescence microscopy.

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Bulletin of Entomological Research , Volume 62 , Issue 2 , November 1972 , pp. 195 - 198
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Copyright © Cambridge University Press 1972

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