Abstract
The haploid chromosome complement ofCharaxes jasius is n=25 in both males and females. The chromosomes in the mitotic metaphase are rod− and dot-shaped; the primary constriction, even after treatment with hypotonic solution, is lacking in them. Meiosis in females is achiasmatic.
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This research was supported by a grant from M.P.I. 40%-1984.
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Trentini, M., Marini, M. A chromosome study ofCharaxes jasius L. (Lepidoptera, Nymphalidae). Genetica 68, 157–159 (1986). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02424413
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DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02424413