Biochemical evidence of haplodiploidy in the whitefly Bemisia tabaci.

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Biochemical evidence of haplodiploidy in the whitefly Bemisia tabaci.

Biochemical genetics - 1 Apr 1996

Byrne F J, Devonshire A L

Abstract excerpt

Polymorphic esterase and acetylcholinesterase alleles in the whitefly Bemisia tabaci were studied using electrophoretic and colorimetric assays. The segregation of these alleles between parental and F1 generations provided unequivocal evidence of haplodiploidy in this pest species. Unmated female...

Topics

Acetylcholinesterase
Alleles
Animals
Crosses, Genetic
Diploidy
Diptera
Esterases
Female
Genetic Markers
Haploidy
Male
Parthenogenesis

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