Physical mapping of the 5S ribosomal RNA genes in Arabidopsis thaliana by multi-color fluorescence in situ hybridization with cosmid clones

Plant Journal

Volumn 12, Issue 1, 1997, Pages 31-37

  Murata, Minoru ^a   Heslop Harrison, J S ^b   Motoyoshi, Fusao ^a  

^a OKAYAMA UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^b JOHN INNES CENTRE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARABIDOPSIS; ARABIDOPSIS THALIANA;

EID: 0031193961     PISSN: 09607412     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-313X.1997.12010031.x     Document Type: Article

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