Species-specific evolution of telomeric and rDNA repeats in the tobacco composite genome

Theoretical and Applied Genetics

Volumn 92, Issue 8, 1996, Pages 1108-1111

  Kovarik A ^a   Fajkus, J ^a   Koukalova B ^a   Bezdek M ^a  

^a INSTITUTE OF BIOPHYSICS   (Czech Republic)

Author keywords

Evolution; Ribosomal genes; Telomeres; Tobacco

Indexed keywords

NICOTIANA OTOPHORA; NICOTIANA SYLVESTRIS; NICOTIANA TABACUM; NICOTIANA TOMENTOSIFORMIS; TABACUM;

EID: 0029795672     PISSN: 00405752     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/BF00224057     Document Type: Article

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