Distribution of 5-methylcytosine-rich regions in the metaphase chromosomes of Vicia faba

Chromosome Research

Volumn 4, Issue 2, 1996, Pages 141-146

  Frediani, M ^a   Giraldi, E ^b   Ruffini Castiglione, M ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TUSCIA   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF PISA   (Italy)

Author keywords

DNA methylation; Homologous chromosomes; Vicia faba

Indexed keywords

5 METHYLCYTOSINE; MONOCLONAL ANTIBODY;

ANTIGEN BINDING; ARTICLE; CHROMOSOMAL LOCALIZATION; DNA METHYLATION; METAPHASE CHROMOSOME; NONHUMAN; PLANT CELL; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TELOMERE; VICIA FABA;

5-METHYLCYTOSINE; ANTIBODIES, MONOCLONAL; CHROMOSOME BANDING; CHROMOSOME MAPPING; CHROMOSOMES; CYTOSINE; FABACEAE; GENES, PLANT; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; METAPHASE; METHYLATION; PLANTS, MEDICINAL;

EID: 0030033353     PISSN: 09673849     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/BF02259707     Document Type: Article

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