Revision of the banding sequence pool and new data on chromosomal polymorphism in natural populations of Chironomusagilis Shobanov et Djomin, 1988 (Diptera, Chironomidae)

Comp Cytogenet. 2021 Dec 17;15(4):527-541. doi: 10.3897/CompCytogen.v15.i4.76761. eCollection 2021.

Abstract

Quantitative and qualitative analysis of chromosomal polymorphism in 19 natural populations of Ch.agilis had been performed. Most studied populations showed a medium level of chromosomal polymorphism: on average 45±3.0% of specimens are heterozygotes with 0.52±0.01 heterozygotic inversion per larvae. Besides inversions, B-chromosomes were found in two populations. The total number of banding sequences found in banding sequence pool of Ch.agilis is 16. Three banding sequences - p'agiB3, p'agiD3, p'agiF3 - are described for the first time.

Keywords: Banding sequence; Ch.plumosus group; inversion; karyological analysis; karyotype; polythene chromosome; sibling species.