Nature of B chromosomes in the harvest mouse Reithrodontomys megalotis by fluorescence in situ hybridization (FISH)

Chromosome Research

Volumn 5, Issue 7, 1997, Pages 475-479

  Peppers, John A ^a   Wiggins, Lara E ^a   Baker, Robert J ^a  

^a TEXAS TECH UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

B chromosomes; Centric fusion; Fluorescence in situ hybridization; Reithrodontomys

Indexed keywords

RIBOSOME DNA;

ANIMAL CELL; ARTICLE; AUTOSOME; CENTROMERE; CHROMOSOME ANALYSIS; CHROMOSOME STRUCTURE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FLUORESCENCE IN SITU HYBRIDIZATION; HETEROCHROMATIN; KARYOTYPE; MOUSE; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TELOMERE;

ANIMALIA; REITHRODONTOMYS; REITHRODONTOMYS MEGALOTIS;

EID: 0030786020     PISSN: 09673849     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/A:1018421114607     Document Type: Article

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