Heterochromatin and ribosomal genes in Asellus aquaticus (crust. isop.)

Chromosome Research

Volumn 4, Issue 3, 1996, Pages 177-181

  Barzotti, R ^a   Pelliccia, F ^a   Rocchi, A ^a  

^a SAPIENZA UNIVERSITY OF ROME   (Italy)

Author keywords

Asellus; Crustacean; Heterochromatin; Ribosomal genes; Silver staining

Indexed keywords

CHROMOMYCIN A3; RIBOSOME DNA; RIBOSOME RNA;

ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CHROMOSOME PREPARATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; CRUSTACEA; DNA PROBE; DNA SEQUENCE; DNA TRANSCRIPTION; GENE MAPPING; HETEROCHROMATIN; IN SITU HYBRIDIZATION; MALE; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; Y CHROMOSOME;

ANIMALS; CHROMOSOME MAPPING; CRUSTACEA; DNA, RIBOSOMAL; GENES; HETEROCHROMATIN; IN SITU HYBRIDIZATION, FLUORESCENCE; MALE; NUCLEOLUS ORGANIZER REGION; RNA, RIBOSOMAL; SILVER STAINING;

EID: 0030007609     PISSN: 09673849     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/BF02254955     Document Type: Article

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