CYTOLOGIA
Online ISSN : 1348-7019
Print ISSN : 0011-4545
Chromosomal Studies on Four Egyptian Scorpion Species of Genus Androctonus (Family: Buthidae)
Mohsen A. MoustafaA. M. AlaaM. H. SarhanA. E. Yaseen
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2005 Volume 70 Issue 2 Pages 161-165

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Chromosomal analysis of 4 Egyptian species of family Buthidae (Androctonus australis, Androctonus bicolor, Androctonus amoreuxi and Androctonus crassicauda) have been studied. The 4 buthid scorpions species have the same diploid chromosome number of 2n=24. These species have a unique combination of cytogenetic features including holocentric chromosomes. Multivalent chromosomes of regular and irregular form were observed during the first meiotic division. To the best of the authors knowledge, these results are reported for the first time in Egypt.

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