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The replicative status of heterochromatic and euchromatic DNA in two somatic tissues of Dermestes maculatus (Dermestidae: Coleoptera)

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Replication of DNA present in euchromatin and heterochromatin remains in step in most nuclei of the testis wall of Dermestes maculatus. However, in a minority class of testis wall nuclei heterochromatic DNA has undergone two or three fewer rounds of replication than DNA located in euchromatin. A similar situation exists in many nuclei of the Malpighian tubule though here there is also the possibility that the euchromatic and heterochromatic DNA components are themselves not completely replicated.

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Fox, D.P. The replicative status of heterochromatic and euchromatic DNA in two somatic tissues of Dermestes maculatus (Dermestidae: Coleoptera). Chromosoma 33, 183–195 (1971). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00285632

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