GENOME SIZE AND ORGANIZATION IN AN APHID (SCHIZAPHIS-GRAMINUM)

被引:7
作者
MA, RZ [1 ]
BLACK, WC [1 ]
REESE, JC [1 ]
机构
[1] KANSAS STATE UNIV AGR & APPL SCI, DEPT ENTOMOL, MANHATTAN, KS 66506 USA
关键词
GENOME ORGANIZATION; APHIDS; REPETITIVE DNA;
D O I
10.1016/0022-1910(92)90064-K
中图分类号
Q96 [昆虫学];
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摘要
There is currently no information on genome organization in any paurometabolous insect. DNA reassociation kinetics were used to determine genome size and organization in the greenbug (Schizaphis graminum, Rondani). A genome size of 0.40 pg (387 x 10(6) base pairs) was estimated consisting of 2.4% fold-back sequences, 19.64% middle repetitive sequences and 77.96% unique sequences. The repetitive sequences were distributed in a pattern of long period interspersion. In contrast with species with genome sizes equivalent or smaller in size, the greenbug has very little highly repetitive DNA.
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