A technique for preparing polytene chromosomes from Aedes aegypti (Diptera, Culicinae)

Polytene chromosome preparations were obtained from larval, pupal and adult female Malpighian tubules of Aedes aegypti. The Malpighian tubules of the pupae (0-4 h old) from larvae reared at 20ºC provided the best cytogenetic analysis. The interaction of nucleic acids and proteins that influence the...

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Main Authors: Jairo Campos, Carlos Fernando S Andrade, Shirlei M Recco-Pimentel
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Fundação Oswaldo Cruz (FIOCRUZ) 2003-04-01
Series:Memorias do Instituto Oswaldo Cruz
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Online Access:http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0074-02762003000300017