Chromosomal localization and characterization of rDNA loci in the Brassica A and C genomes

Genome

Volumn 40, Issue 4, 1997, Pages 582-587

  Snowdon, R J ^a   Kohler W ^a   Kohler A ^a  

^a JUSTUS LIEBIG UNIVERSITY   (Germany)

Author keywords

Brassica; Fluorescence in situ hybridization; rDNA; Ribosomal DNA

Indexed keywords

EID: 0031431843     PISSN: 08312796     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1139/g97-076     Document Type: Article

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