Synaptic defects of asynaptic homozygotes in maize at the electron microscope level

Genome

Volumn 39, Issue 6, 1996, Pages 1194-1198

  Maguire, M P ^a   Riess, R W ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT AUSTIN   (United States)

Author keywords

Central element; Recombination nodule; Synaptonemal complex; Transverse filament

Indexed keywords

ZEA MAYS;

EID: 0030378176     PISSN: 08312796     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1139/g96-150     Document Type: Article

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