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Identification of sex chromosomes and characterization of the heterochromatin in Culiseta longiareolata (Macquart, 1838)

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  1. Istituto di Biologia Generale, Facoltà di Medicina e Chirurgia, Università di Cagliari, Via Porcell 2, 09100, Cagliari, Italy

    R. Mezzanotte & L. Ferrucci

  2. Centro Regionale Anti-Insetti, Cagliari, Italy

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Mezzanotte, R., Ferrucci, L. & Contini, C. Identification of sex chromosomes and characterization of the heterochromatin in Culiseta longiareolata (Macquart, 1838). Genetica 50, 135–139 (1979). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00123289

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