The chromosomes of Nectomys (Rodentia, Cricetidae) with 2n = 52, 2n = 56, and interspecific hybrids (2n = 54)

Cytogenetics and Cell Genetics

Volumn 73, Issue 3, 1996, Pages 190-193

  Bonvicino, C R ^a,b   D'andrea P S ^c   Cerqueira, R ^a   Seuanez H N ^b  

^a FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF RIO DE JANEIRO   (Brazil)

^b INSTITUTO NACIONAL DE CÂNCER   (Brazil)

^c INSTITUTO OSWALDO CRUZ   (Brazil)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL CELL; ARTICLE; BRAZIL; CHROMOSOME NUMBER; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CYTOLOGY; DIPLOIDY; FEMALE; HISTOLOGY; HYBRID; KARYOMETRY; MALE; MEIOSIS; NONHUMAN; POPULATION GENETICS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT; RODENT; SPERMATOGENESIS; TAXONOMY;

ANIMALS; CHROMOSOMES; FEMALE; HYBRIDIZATION, GENETIC; KARYOTYPING; MALE; RODENTIA;

ANIMALIA; CRICETINAE; NECTOMYS; RODENTIA;

EID: 0030017930     PISSN: 03010171     EISSN: 1424859X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1159/000134337     Document Type: Article

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