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Chromosomes ofLauxaniidae andChamaemyiidae (Diptera)

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Chromosome numbers of 28 species ofLauxaniidae range from 2n=8 to 2n=12 with one having 2n=8, three having 2n=10 and 24 having 2n=12. Total complement length averaged 58.1 μ for 71 complements measured. The species studied in detail are classified according to chromosome number and morphology. The two Chamaemyiid species studied have 2n=6 and 2n=15, the latter including several microchromosomes. The karyotypical reorganizations have clearly involved inversions and translocations and a progressive reduction of chromosome numbers.

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  1. Department of Biology, University of Botswana, Lesotho

    J. W. Boyes & B. C. Boyes

  2. Swasiland, Roma, Lesotho, South Africa

    J. W. Boyes & B. C. Boyes

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Boyes, J.W., Boyes, B.C. Chromosomes ofLauxaniidae andChamaemyiidae (Diptera). Genetica 45, 273–287 (1975). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF01508303

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