Ribosomal RNA genes specific to the B chromosomes in Brachycome dichromosomatica are not transcribed in leaf tissue

Genome

Volumn 40, Issue 5, 1997, Pages 674-681

  Donald, Tamzin M ^a   Houben, Andreas ^a   Leach, Carolyn R ^a   Timmis, Jeremy N ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ADELAIDE   (Australia)

Author keywords

B chromosome; Ribosomal RNA genes; Transcription

Indexed keywords

CYTOGENETICS; GENETIC TRANSCRIPTION; PLANT GENOME; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; RIBOSOMAL RNA;

BRACHYCOME DICHROMOSOMATICA; BRACHYSCOME DICHROMOSOMATICA; EMBRYOPHYTA;

EID: 0031251962     PISSN: 08312796     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1139/g97-089     Document Type: Article

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