Direct FISH of 5S rDNA on tomato pachytene chromosomes places the gene at the heterochromatic knob immediately adjacent to the centromere of chromosome 1

Genome

Volumn 39, Issue 1, 1996, Pages 216-221

  Xu, Jie ^a   Earle, E D ^a  

^a Cornell University ^*  (United States)

Author keywords

5S rDNA; Direct fluorescence in situ hybridization; Heterochromatic gene; Pachytene chromosomes

Indexed keywords

LYCOPERSICON ESCULENTUM;

EID: 0030057942     PISSN: 08312796     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1139/g96-028     Document Type: Article

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