Figure 1.
Metaphase I of Triatoma vitticeps stained by C-banding. Note the karyotype 2n = 24 (20A + X1X2X3Y) and heterochromatin restricted to only one of the X sex chromosomes and in the Y sex chromosome. X = X sex chromosome; Y = Y sex chromosome. Bar: 10 μm. This figure appears in color at www.ajtmh.org.
