Centriole behaviour during meiosis of male germ cells of Dermatobia hominis (Diptera:Cuterebridae)
Quagio-Grassiotto, I.; de Lello, E.
Cytobios 85(341): 73-80
1996
ISSN/ISBN: 0011-4529 PMID: 8828172 Document Number: 462141
During the meiotic division of Dermatobia hominis spermatogenesis, the centrioles duplicate only in prophase I, giving rise to short cilia which are exposed on the cellular surface. In metaphase I they are internalized and distributed to the daughter cells. Consequently, the secondary spermatocytes have two centrioles which repeat the cycle of cilia externalization followed by internalization. The spermatids receive only one centriole, which changes into a basal body and originates a flagellum. This centriole behaviour seems to be a general feature in insect male germ cell meiosis.