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Chromosomes of Acanthocephalus lucii

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  05 June 2009

T. Mutafova
Affiliation:
Institute of Experimental Pathology and ParasitologyBulgarian Academy of Sciences, Bl.25, Sofia 1113, Bulgaria
I. Nedeva
Affiliation:
Institute of Experimental Pathology and ParasitologyBulgarian Academy of Sciences, Bl.25, Sofia 1113, Bulgaria
I. Kanev
Affiliation:
Institute of Experimental Pathology and ParasitologyBulgarian Academy of Sciences, Bl.25, Sofia 1113, Bulgaria

Abstract

Chromosomes of Acanthocephalus lucii (Muller, 1776) were observed using conventional staining techniques. The number of chromosomes in females and in their developing eggs (2n = 8) as well as the mean (La) and relative length (Lr) of the chromosomes and the localization of the centromere (Ic) were determined. Peculiarities in the behaviour of the chromosomes are also described.

Type
Research Note
Copyright
Copyright © Cambridge University Press 1997

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