Analysis of cereal chromosomes by atomic force microscopy

Genome

Volumn 39, Issue 2, 1996, Pages 439-444

  McMaster, Terence J ^a   Winfield, Mark O ^b   Karp, Angela ^b   Miles, Mervyn J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BRISTOL   (United Kingdom)

^b NONE

Author keywords

AFM; Atomic force microscope; C banding; Chromosomes; In situ hybridization

Indexed keywords

AEGILOPS TAUSCHII; CUCURBITA; HORDEUM; HORDEUM VULGARE SUBSP. VULGARE; POACEAE; TRITICUM AESTIVUM;

EID: 0000778044     PISSN: 08312796     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1139/g96-055     Document Type: Article

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