The centromeres of the Indian muntjac: Evidence for the existence of multiple centromeres?

Mutation Research - Fundamental and Molecular Mechanisms of Mutagenesis

Volumn 356, Issue 2, 1996, Pages 187-195

  Latour, Derek R ^a   Vig, Baldev K ^a   Finze, Eva Maria ^b   Paweletz, Neidhard ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEVADA   (United States)

^b GERMAN CANCER RESEARCH CENTER DKFZ   (Germany)

Author keywords

Centromere; Indian muntjac; Multicentric; Multiple centromere

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL CELL; ARTICLE; CENTROMERE; DEER; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

EID: 0030599131     PISSN: 00275107     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/0027-5107(96)00053-X     Document Type: Article

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