Variation in the number of genes for rrna among human acrocentric chromosomes: Correlation with frequency of satellite association

Cytogenetics and Cell Genetics

Volumn 17, Issue 4, 1976, Pages 221-230

  Warburton, D ^a   Atwood, K C ^a   Henderson, A S ^a  

^a College of Physicians and Surgeons of Columbia University ^*  (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

RADIOISOTOPE; RIBOSOME RNA; RNA;

ACROCENTRIC CHROMOSOME; CHROMOSOME SATELLITE ASSOCIATION; GENE NUMBER; HISTOLOGY; IN SITU HYBRIDIZATION; IN VITRO STUDY; METHODOLOGY; NORMAL HUMAN; RIBOSOME; THEORETICAL STUDY;

ALLELES; CHROMOSOMES; CHROMOSOMES, HUMAN, 13-15; CHROMOSOMES, HUMAN, 16-18; CHROMOSOMES, HUMAN, 21-22 AND Y; DNA; DNA, SATELLITE; GENES, STRUCTURAL; HUMAN; RNA, RIBOSOMAL; SUPPORT, U.S. GOV'T, NON-P.H.S.; SUPPORT, U.S. GOV'T, P.H.S.;

EID: 0017097068     PISSN: 03010171     EISSN: 1424859X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1159/000130715     Document Type: Article

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