ISSN:
1432-0886
Source:
Springer Online Journal Archives 1860-2000
Topics:
Biology
,
Medicine
Notes:
Abstract The organisation of the male Malpighian tubule has been investigated in the coleopteran genus Dermestes. Nuclear number is found to be more or less constant between species. However, the DNA values of these nuclei do not, in general, reflect the germ-line DNA value of the species since many of them do not conform with members of a doubling series. These phenomena may be interpreted as aspects of the control of tissue and organ size, the final dimensions of the Malpighian tubules being similar in spite of presumed differences in 2C cell size in the different species.
Type of Medium:
Electronic Resource
URL:
http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/BF00321228
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