Telomeric sequences localization and G-banding patterns in the identification of a polymorphic chromosomal rearrangement in the rodent Akodon cursor (2n = 14, 15 and 16)

Chromosome Research

Volumn 5, Issue 4, 1997, Pages 228-232

  Fagundes, Valéria ^a   Vianna Morgante, Angela M ^a   Yonenaga Yassuda, Yatiyo ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SÃO PAULO   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Akodon; Chromosomal polymorphism; Rodentia; Telomeric sequence localization

Indexed keywords

DNA;

ANIMAL CELL; ARTICLE; CHROMOSOME G BAND; CHROMOSOME POLYMORPHISM; CHROMOSOME REARRANGEMENT; DNA SEQUENCE; FEMALE; FLUORESCENCE IN SITU HYBRIDIZATION; GENE LOCATION; GENETIC VARIABILITY; KARYOTYPE; MALE; NONHUMAN; PERICENTRIC CHROMOSOME INVERSION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RODENT; TELOMERE;

ANIMALS; ARVICOLINAE; CHROMOSOME BANDING; CHROMOSOMES; FEMALE; IN SITU HYBRIDIZATION, FLUORESCENCE; INVERSION, CHROMOSOME; KARYOTYPING; MALE; POLYMORPHISM, GENETIC; TELOMERE;

AKODON; AKODON CURSOR; ANIMALIA; RODENTIA;

EID: 0030743864     PISSN: 09673849     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/A:1018463401887     Document Type: Article

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