Cytogenetics of a parthenogenetic Arctic species of Micropsectra (Diptera, Chironomidae)
Micropsectra sedna (Oliver, 1976) is a parthenogenetic midge from the Canadian Arctic. The parthenogenetic mechanism is apomictic thelytoky, with a restitutional division during oogenesis, as found in other parthenogenetic Chironomidae. It is triploid, with two similar chromosome sets, and the third...
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| Language: | English |
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Pensoft Publishers
2011-11-01
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| Series: | Comparative Cytogenetics |
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