According to previous studies (Spence et al. 1998, Mandrioli and Manicardi 2012), the standard karyotype of M. persicae females consists of five couples of autosomes and two X chromosomes, whose rearrangements can be studied using different chromosomal markers (the subtelomeric DNA repeat, the NOR regions, and the histone cluster) (a). The analysis of karyotypes of clone Mo3, Mo4 and Re1 indicated that the observed A1-A3 translocation involved the A1 telomere near to the histone cluster an resulted in the loss of both the subtelomeric and the telomeric sequences (b).

 
 
  Part of: Mandrioli M, Zanasi F, Manicardi G (2014) Karyotype rearrangements and telomere analysis in Myzus persicae (Hemiptera, Aphididae) strains collected on Lavandula sp. plants. Comparative Cytogenetics 8(4): 259-274. https://doi.org/10.3897/CompCytogen.v8i4.8568