Homology within the X chromosomes of Boophilus microplus (Canestrini) and B. annulatus (Say).
Chromosome banding patterns of the X chromosomes of Boophilus annulatus (Say) and B. microplus (Canestrini) indicate considerable homology between the two species. All bands of the small X chromosome of B. microplus are represented in the large X chromosome of B. annulatus with the exception of one medially located dark band. A large region of material proximal to the centromere and a small segment located at the telomere of the large X chromosome of B. annulatus are not represented in the small X chromosome of B. microplus. Meiotic abnormalities and the potential differentiation/evolution of the two X chromosomes are discussed. The extensive homology between the two species supports the genic data and linkage analyses previously published for these species.
Gunn
S J
SJ
University of Texas-Pan American, Department of Biology, Edinburg 78539-2999.
Hilburn
L R
LR
Burbach
B S
BS
D000818:Animals; D002871:Chromosome Banding; D005260:Female; D008297:Male; D013045:Species Specificity; D013987:Ticks / Q000235:genetics*; D014960:X Chromosome