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A Chromosomal Investigation of Three Species of Papilio (Papilionidae:Lepidoptera)


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1 Department of Zoology, Govt. College for Women, Parade, Jammu (J&K), India
     

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Lepidoptera is one of the largest orders of the class Insecta which includes butterflies and moths and is economically, biologically and aesthetically an important order. Chromosome structure and size are of great significance in karyological studies and have relevance to evolution, speciation and chromosome organization. Karyotypic studies in Lepidoptera has been a difficult task due to small dot- like chromosomes of similar sizes. The chromosome cytology of Indian Lepidoptera is very much limited. Chromosome studies in three species of butterflies (Papilio polytes, Papilio demoleus, Papilio glaucus) revealed 60 as diploid chromosome number.

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Chromosome, Diploid Chromosome Number.
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Meenu Sadhotra
Department of Zoology, Govt. College for Women, Parade, Jammu (J&K), India

Abstract


Lepidoptera is one of the largest orders of the class Insecta which includes butterflies and moths and is economically, biologically and aesthetically an important order. Chromosome structure and size are of great significance in karyological studies and have relevance to evolution, speciation and chromosome organization. Karyotypic studies in Lepidoptera has been a difficult task due to small dot- like chromosomes of similar sizes. The chromosome cytology of Indian Lepidoptera is very much limited. Chromosome studies in three species of butterflies (Papilio polytes, Papilio demoleus, Papilio glaucus) revealed 60 as diploid chromosome number.

Keywords


Chromosome, Diploid Chromosome Number.