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Spermatogonial and primary spermatocyte chromosomes of Paragomphus lineatus (Selys) and Nepogomphus modestus (Selys) of family Gomphidae have been described on the basis of C-banding and NOR staining. Both the species possess 2n (♂) =23, n (♂) =12 without m chromosomes with XO(♂)/XX(♀) type sex determining mechanism. The sex chromosome is the largest element in the whole complement in Paragomphus lineatus but it is medium sized in Nepogomphus modestus. In Paragomphus lineatus, all the autosomal bivalents possess terminal C-bands while X chromosome is C-positive throughout the length but lightly stained in the centre. Similarly, terminal NOR bands are present on all the autosomal bivalents and X chromosome shows terminal NOR bands with large interstitial band. In Nepogomphus modestus, all the autosomal bivalents except one bivalent possess terminal C-bands while X chromosome represents large C-positive region on one end and small C-negative region on the other end. NOR staining shows terminal / non terminal NOR bands on some autosomal bivalents while X chromosome possesses dark NOR band only on one end.
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Walia, G.K., Chahal, S.S. Distribution of constitutive heterochromatin and nucleolar organizer regions in two species of family Gomphidae (Odonata: Anisoptera). Nucleus 57, 223–227 (2014). https://doi.org/10.1007/s13237-014-0122-z
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