Mutability of constitutive heterochromatin (C-bands) during eukaryotic chromosomal evolution and their cytological meaning

The Japanese Journal of Genetics

Volumn 66, Issue 5, 1991, Pages 635-661

  Imai, Hirotami T ^a  

^a NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF GENETICS   (Japan)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

CHROMOSOME C BAND; HETEROCHROMATIN; KARYOTYPE EVOLUTION; MUTAGENESIS; MUTATION; NONHUMAN; REVIEW;

ANIMAL; CHROMOSOME BANDING; EVOLUTION; HETEROCHROMATIN; HUMAN; MUTATION;

EUKARYOTA;

EID: 0025988628     PISSN: 0021504X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1266/jjg.66.635     Document Type: Article

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