Chromosome numbers in Onchocerca dukei and O. tarsicola | Journal of Helminthology | Cambridge Core (original) (raw)

Abstract

Testicular examination of male Onchocerca dukei and German O. tarsicola revealed five pairs of chromosomes, which is typical of most filariae. In contrast to German O. tarsicola, specimens from Sweden had only three pairs of chromosomes.

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