Evolution of the black muntjac (Muntiacus crinifrons) karyotype revealed by comparative chromosome painting

Cytogenetics and Cell Genetics

Volumn 76, Issue 3-4, 1997, Pages 159-163

  Yang, F ^a,b   O'Brien, P C M ^a   Wienberg, J ^a   Ferguson Smith, M A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CAMBRIDGE   (United Kingdom)

^b KUNMING INSTITUTE OF ZOOLOGY   (China)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL CELL; ARTICLE; CENTROMERE; CHROMOSOME PAINTING; CHROMOSOME REARRANGEMENT; COMPARATIVE STUDY; DEER; DIPLOIDY; DNA HYBRIDIZATION; EVOLUTION; FEMALE; KARYOTYPE; MALE; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SYNAPTOSOME; TANDEM REPEAT;

ANIMALS; CELL LINE; COLORING AGENTS; EVOLUTION, MOLECULAR; FEMALE; IN SITU HYBRIDIZATION, FLUORESCENCE; KARYOTYPING; MALE; MUNTJACS;

ANIMALIA; CERVIDAE; MUNTIACUS CRINIFRONS; MUNTIACUS MUNTJAK; MUNTIACUS REEVESI;

EID: 0030928390     PISSN: 03010171     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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