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3.—The Cytology of the Parthenogenetic Australian Weevil Listroderes costirostris Schönh*

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  06 July 2012

Ann R. Sanderson
Ann R. Sanderson
Affiliation:
Department of Biological Sciences, University of Dundee.
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Synopsis

Karyograms prepared from ovarian and blastoderm cells of the parthenogenetic Australian Brown Vegetable Weevil demonstrate a consistent triploid condition with 30 chromosomes which can be grouped into 10 sets of homologues. Meiosis is replaced by a single mitotic-like division in which 30 univalent chromosomes, each composed of two chromatids, divide equationally between an ootid nucleus and a single polar nucleus. Prior to the differentiation of the oocytes a peculiar bouquet stage occurs in the cells of the end chamber of each ovariole, but the significance of this phase is not known. Arrested development in eggs from individuals of low fertility is investigated and the relationship of body size and chromosome number is discussed.

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Earth and Environmental Science Transactions of The Royal Society of Edinburgh , Volume 69 , Issue 3 , 1973 , pp. 71 - 89
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Copyright © Royal Society of Edinburgh 1973

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