Table 2 Comparative analysis of the polytene chromosomes of five different species with C. javanus based on the major features of the chromosomes (Figs. 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, and 8)
Feature | C. javanus | C. dorsalis | C. riparius | C. matures | C. maddeni | C. duplex | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Actual count | Actual count | Diff. with C. javanus | % diff. with C. javanus | Actual count | Diff. with C. javanus | % diff. with C. javanus | Actual count | Diff. with C. javanus | % diff. with C. javanus | Actual count | Diff. with C. javanus | % diff. with C. javanus | Actual count | Diff. with C. javanus | % diff. with C. javanus | |
Band no. (major) | 397 | 469 | 72 | 18 | 354 | 43 | 11 | 369 | 28 | 7 | 343 | 54 | 13.6 | 419 | 22 | 5.5 |
BRa | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 33 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 67 | 1 | 2 | 67 |
NORb | 2 | 1 | 1 | 50 | 1 | 1 | 50 | 1 | 1 | 50 | 1 | 1 | 50 | 1 | 1 | 50 |
Waistsc | 20 | 12 | 8 | 40 | 19 | 1 | 5 | 20 | 0 | 0 | 17 | 3 | 15 | 19 | 1 | 5 |
Centro-mere | 4 | 6 | 2 | 50 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| Â | Â | Total | 158 | Total | 99 | Total | 57 | Total | 145.6 | Total | 127.5 | |||||
Value of divergence |  | 158/5 ± 2.62 =31.6 ± 2.62 | 99/5 ± 1.99 =19.8 ± 1.99 | 57/5 ± 1.25 =11.4 ± 1.25 | 145.6/5 ± 2.57 =29.19 ± 2.57 | 127.5/5 ± 0.85 =25.5 ± 0.85 | ||||||||||