The C-banded karyoptypes of Metasyrphus corollae Fabr. and Spherophoria scripta (L.) (Diptera, Syrphidae).

• Authors: M. Rozek , D. Lachowska , M.A. Marcos_Garcia
• Languages of publication: EN

Abstracts

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The C-banded karyotypes of Metasyrphus corollae and Spherophoria scripta are presented. Their karyotypes show the same chromosome number 2n=8, the constitutive heterochromatin in both karyotypes has pericentromeric location, in M. corollae an additional C-band positive occuring on the third pair of autosomes. In the complement of the described species an exception is the whole euchromatin Y chromosome.

Keywords

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SYRPHIDAE

Discipline

• EXPERIMENTAL_BIOLOGY_&_MEDICINE: EXPERIMENTAL BIOLOGY & MEDICINE

• Publisher: Institute of Systematics and Evolution of Animals, Polish Academy of Sciences
• Journal: Folia Biologica
• Year: 1996
• Volume: 44
• Pages: 11-13

Contributors

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M. Rozek

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D. Lachowska

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M.A. Marcos_Garcia

• Document Type: article
• Publication order reference: M.Rozek, Department of Experimental Zoology, Institute of Systematics and Evolution of Animals, Polish Academy of Sciences, Slawkowska 17, 31-016 Krakow, Poland