High genetic variability and polychromatism in Pachycoris torridus (Heteroptera: Scutelleridae)
| Autor: | G. O. Carmo, F. C. S. Junior, Luis Lenin Vicente Pereira, Mary Massumi Itoyama, T. S. Souza-Firmino, E. R. S. Souza, C. A. Banho, Kaio Cesar Chaboli Alevi |
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| Rok vydání: | 2015 |
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biology
media_common.quotation_subject Heteroptera Genome Insect Jatropha Genetic Variation General Medicine Insect Sequence Analysis DNA Scutelleridae biology.organism_classification Haplotypes Species Specificity Genetic variation Botany Genetics Animals PEST analysis Genetic variability Molecular Biology Jatropha curcas Genetic Association Studies media_common |
| Zdroj: | Genetics and molecular research : GMR. 14(4) |
| ISSN: | 1676-5680 |
| Popis: | The stink bug Pachycoris torridus is listed among the most polyphagous insects in the world and it is a major pest of diverse crops, in particular the physic nut Jatropha curcas, which is used as a raw material for biodiesel production. A peculiar characteristic of this species is its high phenotypic variability, a characteristic that makes identification difficult: P. torridus has been described as a new species eight times. Thus, to aid in identification, genetic characterization of this insect was performed. We verified that, due to the high genetic variability of P. torridus, several genetic patterns exist that result in the same phenotype. |
| Databáze: | OpenAIRE |
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