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The frequency of the contacts between polytene chromosomes via their centromeric and telomeric regions in the karyotype of the non-biting midge Prodiamesa olivacea has been analyzed. The fact that the groups of centromeric contacts are nonrandom and match the diploid chromosome number, equal to ten, has been statistically confirmed. The species is announced as a transitional form that evolves towards a reduction in the chromosome number.
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Original Russian Text © S.V. Mylnikov, S.V. Zhirov, 2015, published in Ecologicheskaya Genetika, 2015, Vol. 13, No. 1, pp. 3–9.
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Mylnikov, S.V., Zhirov, S.V. A statistical approach to the problem of the taxonomic status and evolutionary potential of a non-biting midge, Prodiamesa olivacea Meigen, 1818 (Diptera, Chironomidae, Prodiamesinae) based on karyotype analysis. Russ J Genet Appl Res 6, 163–168 (2016). https://doi.org/10.1134/S2079059716020076
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