ABSTRACT
CONTENTS List of Abbreviations ................................................................ 258 7.1 Introduction ..................................................................... 259
7.1.1 Taxonomy of Nasonia vitripennis ......................... 259 7.1.2 Importance of Nasonia vitripennis ....................... 260 7.1.3 Karyotype and Genome Size ................................ 260 7.1.4 Genome Sequencing Project ..................................261
7.2 Protocols ...........................................................................261 7.2.1 Materials and Supplies ...........................................261 7.2.2 Equipment ..............................................................261 7.2.3 Nasonia Culture and Rearing ................................261 7.2.4 Chromosome Preparation and Single
