A reappraisal of the tandem fusion theory of karyotype evolution in the Indian muntjac using chromosome painting

Chromosome Research

Volumn 5, Issue 2, 1997, Pages 109-117

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

^a UNIVERSITY OF CAMBRIDGE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Chromosome evolution; Chromosome painting; Indian muntjac; Tandem fusion

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL CELL; ARTICLE; CHROMOSOME 1; CHROMOSOME 2; CHROMOSOME 3; CHROMOSOME 4; CHROMOSOME 5; CHROMOSOME PAINTING; CHROMOSOME REARRANGEMENT; DEER; EUCHROMATIN; KARYOTYPE EVOLUTION; MALE; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SYNTENY;

EID: 0030935417     PISSN: 09673849     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/A:1018466107822     Document Type: Article

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