Robertsonian polymorphism in the marine gastropod, Nucella lapillus: Advances in karyology using rDNA loci and NORs

Chromosoma

Volumn 104, Issue 6, 1996, Pages 455-460

  Pascoe, P L ^a   Patton, S J ^b,c   Critcher, R ^b   Dixon, D R ^a  

^a PLYMOUTH MARINE LABORATORY   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CAMBRIDGE   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITY OF READING   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

RIBOSOME DNA;

ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CHROMOSOME NOR; CHROMOSOME POLYMORPHISM; DNA PROBE; FLUORESCENCE IN SITU HYBRIDIZATION; GASTROPOD; KARYOTYPE; METAPHASE CHROMOSOME; METHODOLOGY; NONHUMAN; ROBERTSONIAN CHROMOSOME TRANSLOCATION; SILVER STAINING;

ANIMALS; CHROMOSOMES; DNA PROBES; DNA, RIBOSOMAL; IN SITU HYBRIDIZATION, FLUORESCENCE; KARYOTYPING; METAPHASE; NUCLEOLUS ORGANIZER REGION; POLYMORPHISM, GENETIC; SILVER STAINING; SNAILS;

ANIMALIA; CANIS FAMILIARIS; GASTROPODA; INVERTEBRATA; MAMMALIA; NUCELLA LAPILLUS; ROBERTSONIA;

EID: 0029989275     PISSN: 00095915     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s004120050137     Document Type: Article

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