Experientia

, Volume 32, Issue 1, pp 20–22 | Cite as

Cytogenetic observations inCeratitis capitata

  • D. I. Southern
Specialia

Summary

The 2n=10+XX/XY complement ofC. capitata includes3 pairs of metacentric and 2 pairs of submetacentric autosomes; theX andY chromosomes are acrocentrics. The sex chromosomes do not pair somatically during mitotic prophase, and, using the C-banding technique, band more extensively than the autosomes. Male meiosis may be achiasmate; there is no leptotene, zygotene or diplotene.

Keywords

Male Meiosis Mitotic Prophase Submetacentric Autosome 
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© Birkhäuser Verlag 1976

Authors and Affiliations

  • D. I. Southern
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  1. 1.Zoology DepartmentUniversity of ManchesterMancheterEngland

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