The fate of ribosomal genes in three interspecific somatic hybrids of Medicago sativa: Three different outcomes including the rapid amplification of new spacer-length variants

Theoretical and Applied Genetics

Volumn 93, Issue 5-6, 1996, Pages 801-808

  Cluster, P D ^a,b   Calderini, O ^a   Pupilli, F ^a   Crea, F ^a   Damiani, F ^a   Arcioni, S ^a  

^a CNR   (Italy)

^b KYOTO UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Alfalfa rDNA; Fluorescent in situ hybridization; rDNA IGS variation; Somaclonal variation; Unequal recombination

Indexed keywords

MEDICAGO SATIVA;

EID: 0030447787     PISSN: 00405752     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/BF00224079     Document Type: Article

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