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Unusual karyotype diversity in the European spiders of the genus Atypus (Araneae: Atypidae).
Hereditas - 1 Dec 2006
Rezác Milan, Král Jirí, Musilová Jana, Pekár Stano
Abstract excerpt
Compared with araneomorph spiders, karyotypes of the spider infraorder Mygalomorphae are nearly unknown. In this study we investigated karyotypes of European species of the genus Atypus (Atypidae). The male karyotype of A. muralis and A. piceus comprises 41 chromosomes, whereas female complements contain 42 chromosomes. On the other hand, both sexes of A. affinis possess 14 chromosomes only. It is the lowest...
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