The different banding patterns produced by restriction endonuclease digestion in mitotic chromosomes of the American and European eel

Journal of Fish Biology

Volumn 50, Issue 3, 1997, Pages 668-671

  Salvadori, S ^a   Deiana, A M ^a   Coluccia, E ^a   Milia, A ^a   Cau, A ^a  

^a Dipto di Biol Animale ed Ecologia   (Italy)

Author keywords

chromosome banding; fish chromosomes; restriction endonucleases

Indexed keywords

EID: 0031106257     PISSN: 00221112     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1006/jfbi.1996.0319     Document Type: Article

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