The Journal of Heredity 1982:73(3):234-236
© 1982 The American Genetic Association 73:234-236
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Meiotic chromosomes of the boll weevil
Department of Biological Science, Mississippi State University Mississippi State, MS 39762
Boll Weevil Research Lab USDA, ARS, Mississippi State, MS 39762
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Abstract
Meiotic chromosomes of the boll weevil have been analyzed by light and electron microscopes. Preliminary evidence indicates that the karotype consists of 20 bivatents and a trivalent in both lab-reared and wild insects. We suggest that the bivalent represents an association of the X1, X2, and Y chromosomes.