Study on Mitotic Chromosome and Intraspecific Polymorphism of Anopheles messeae in China / 第二军医大学学报

ABSTRACT

Smear method was used to study the mitotic chromosomal karyotype and heterochromatin-banding of Anopheles messeae in Xinjiang Uygar Zizhiqu of north-west China. Intraspecific polymorphisms were found in sex chromosome. It is explained that these polymorphisms were formed by variation in heterochromatin quantity and distribution. The result suggests that chromosomal karyotype and banding are valuable in anopheline identification especially in species complex.