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B chromosomes of two species of grasshoppers, Myrmeleotettix maculatus and Euthystira brachyptera, have been studied. The synaptonemal complexes of univalent B chromosomes in male meiosis are described. The results support the view that they are isochromosomes, and there is no evidence of differences in behaviour of the B between the two species.
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Fletcher, H., Hewittt, G. Synaptonemal complexes of univalent B chromosomes in the grasshoppers Euthystira brachyptera and Myrmeleotettix maculatus. Heredity 60, 383–386 (1988). https://doi.org/10.1038/hdy.1988.56
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