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Genetic and cytogenetic analysis of the American cherry fruit fly, Rhagoletis cingulata (Diptera: Tephritidae).
Genetica - 1 Dec 2011
Drosopoulou Elena, Augustinos Antonios A, Nakou Ifigeneia, Koeppler Kirsten, Kounatidis Ilias, Vogt Heidrun, Papadopoulos Nikolaos T, Bourtzis Kostas, Mavragani-Tsipidou Penelope
Abstract excerpt
The American eastern cherry fruit fly, Rhagoletis cingulata, a pest of cherries in the western hemisphere, invaded Europe in 1983, and since then dispersed to several European countries. Information on the genetics and cytogenetics of this pest is very scarce. The mitotic karyotype and detailed photographic maps of the salivary gland polytene chromosomes of R. cingulata are presented here. The mitotic metaphase...
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