Revelation of heterochromatin heterogeneity in Sarcophagid chromosomes using DNA ligand Mithramycin

What is it about?

The flesh-flies of the genus Sarcophaga (Diptera: Sarcophagidae) are prevalent world-wide, have great medical and veterinary importance forming an important group of myiasis producers. The diploid chromosome complements of the genus Sarcophaga comprise of five homologous pairs of autosomes and a pair of sex chromosomes (XX in females and XY in males). Heterochromatin of Sarcophaga species has been studied and characterized. The modification of permanently condensed patterns of chromosomes of the

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Why is it important?

Heterochromatin accumulation at the chromosomal level in the sex chromosomes and at the pericentric region of the autosomes can be successfully employed as genetic markers for the evolutionary divergence among the sarcophagids.