DescriptionChromosomal spreads of single itch mite (Sarcoptes scabiei) cell - 17 chromosomes.png
English: Chromosomal spreads of single itch mite (Sarcoptes scabiei) cell. 17 chromosomes can be counted. Chromosomes are highlighted in pink for clarification. Scale bar = 5 μm. While the cause for the disparate numbers is unknown, it may arise because of an XO sex determination mechanism, where males lack the sex chromosome and therefore have one less chromosome (2n=17) than the female (2n=18).
Date
Published: 4 January 2012
Source
Mounsey KE, Willis C, Burgess ST, Holt DC, McCarthy J, Fischer K. Quantitative PCR-based genome size estimation of the astigmatid mites Sarcoptes scabiei, Psoroptes ovis and Dermatophagoides pteronyssinus. Parasites & Vectors. 2012;5:3. doi:10.1186/1756-3305-5-3. https://dx.doi.org/10.1186%2F1756-3305-5-3
Author
Kate E Mounsey, Charlene Willis, Stewart TG Burgess, Deborah C Holt, James McCarthy and Katja Fischer
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