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Rapid chromosomal changes inferred from variation in mitochondrial DNA among populations of the leaf beetle Chrysolina aurichalcea (Coleoptera: Chrysomelidae) in Japan.
Zoological science - 1 Nov 2008
Kitamura Norikazu, Fujiyama Shizuo, Aotsuka Tadashi
Abstract excerpt
There are two karyotypes among Japanese populations of the leaf beetle Chrysolina aurichalcea . In "Type 31" beetles, the diploid number of chromosomes is 2n=32 in females and 31 in males, while in "Type 41" individuals, the diploid number of chromosomes is 2n=42 in females and 41 in males. Both karyotypes occur allopatrically or parapatrically in the wild, depending on location; generally, Type 41 beetles...
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