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Meiotic prophase in diploda

Carmem Silvia Fontanetti

Departamento de Biologia, Instituto de Biociências, Campus de Rio Claro, 13500 Rio Claro, SP, Brasil

ABSTRACT

Few studies on Diplopoda chromosomes are available, with approximately 70 species investigated thus far world-wide out of a total of about 8000 species described. These studies have been mainly performed on Indian species (Oriental Zoogeographic Region) and the diploid number of the species is quite variable. The present study reports for the first time the probable sequence of prophase stages in diplopod species based on data obtained for Brazilian species, and is compared with data reported in the literature.

Keywords: Prophase; Diplopoda.

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