Chiasma interference is blind to centromeres

Heredity

Volumn 79, Issue 2, 1997, Pages 214-227

  Colombo, P C ^a   Jones, G H ^b  

^a UNIVERSIDAD DE BUENOS AIRES   (Argentina)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BIRMINGHAM   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Centromere; Chiasmata; Interference; Orthoptera

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; BIOLOGICAL MODEL; CENTROMERE; CHROMOSOME; GENETICS; GRASSHOPPER;

ANIMALS; CENTROMERE; CHROMOSOMES; GRASSHOPPERS; MODELS, GENETIC;

ANIMALIA; CHORTHIPPUS BRUNNEUS; LEPTYSMA; LEPTYSMA ARGENTINA; ORTHOPTERA;

EID: 0031213897     PISSN: 0018067X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/sj.hdy.6881930     Document Type: Article

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