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In the present investigation the diploid number 2n=48 (NF=58) has been determined for females, primary males, and secondary males ofCoris julis from the Gulf of Palermo. Differentiated sex chromosomes have not been observed in the population under study.
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Vitturi, R., Catalano, E., Maiorca, A. et al. Karyological studies inCoris julis (Pisces, Labridae). Genetica 76, 219–223 (1988). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00140227
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