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Karyology, mitochondrial DNA and the phylogeny of Australian termites.
Chromosome research : an international journal on the molecular, supramolecular and evolutionary aspects of chromosome biology - 1 Jan 2007
Bergamaschi Silvia, Dawes-Gromadzki Tracy Z, Scali Valerio, Marini Mario, Mantovani Barbara
Abstract excerpt
A comprehensive karyological characterization of 20 Australian and three European species of Isoptera, together with a mitochondrial gene analysis is presented. Higher termites appear karyotypically very uniform, while lower termites are highly variable. The differences in chromosome number are explained through Robertsonian changes or multiple translocation events. An ancestral acrocentric karyotype can be...
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