title: The first finding of (TTAGG)n telomeric repeat in chromosomes of true bugs (Heteroptera, Belostomatidae).
abstract: Using the fluorescence in situ hybridization (FISH), the presence of (TTAGG)n telomeric sequence was detected in the chromosomes of Lethocerus patruelis (Stål, 1854) belonging to the family Belostomatidae (Heteroptera: Nepomorpha). This sequence was exclusively present at the ends of chromosomes in this species. This is the first evidence of the insect-type TTAGG telomeric repeats in Heteroptera.
authors.affiliation: Zoological Institute, Russian Academy of Sciences, Universitetskaya nab. 1, St. Petersburg 199034, Russia.
authors.forename: Valentina G
authors.initials: VG
authors.lastname: Kuznetsova
authors.forename: Snejana M
authors.initials: SM
authors.lastname: Grozeva
authors.forename: Boris A
authors.initials: BA
authors.lastname: Anokhin
keywords: (TTAGG)n telomeric repeat; Belostomatidae; Chromosomes; FISH; Lethocerus patruelis; Nepomorpha; true bugs