Intraspecific polymorphism of sex chromosome heterochromatin in two species of the Anopheles gambiae complex
- 1 January 1980
- journal article
- research article
- Published by Springer Nature in Chromosoma
- Vol. 76 (1) , 57-64
- https://doi.org/10.1007/bf00292226
Abstract
The Hoechst 33258 banding pattern of the mitotic chromosomes of several laboratory and natural populations of the sibling species A. gambiae and A. arabiensis has been analyzed. A clear intraspecific polymorphism of sex chromosome heterochromatin has been observed. Nevertheless in each species heterochromatic variations fall within a characteristic species-specific pattern. Moreover, while laboratory populations tend to be monomorphic for a given heterochromatic variant, natural populations exhibit a high degree of intrapopulation polymorphism. The possible role of sex chromosome heterochromatin in controlling fertility and mating behaviour of Anopheles mosquitoes is discussed.Keywords
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