Chromatin composition in maize F1 hybrids

Maydica

Volumn 42, Issue 4, 1997, Pages 393-399

  Rayburn, A Lane ^a   Bashir, A ^a   Biradar, D P ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS AT URBANA CHAMPAIGN   (United States)

Author keywords

Chromatin; Flow cytometry; Heterochromatinization; Maize (Zea mays); Nuclear organization

Indexed keywords

EID: 0031455065     PISSN: 00256153     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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