Cytogenetic studies of Hynobiidae (Urodela). XIV. Analysis of the chromosome of a Chinese salamander, Batrachuperus pinchonii (David)

Cellular and Molecular Life Sciences

Volumn 54, Issue 2, 1998, Pages 152-157

  Kuro o, M ^a,c   Ikebe, C ^a   Tamamoto, H ^a   Wu, G ^b   Zeng, X ^b   Kohno, S ^a  

^a TOHO UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^b CHENGDU INSTITUTE OF BIOLOGY   (China)

^c HIROSAKI UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

2n = 66; Barrachuperus pinchonii; C banding patterns; Chromosome number; Homology; Hynobiid salamanders; Hynobiidae; Urodela

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CHROMOSOME ANALYSIS; CHROMOSOME BANDING PATTERN; CHROMOSOME NUMBER; CYTOGENETICS; DIPLOIDY; EMBRYO; MALE; MEIOSIS; NONHUMAN; SALAMANDER; AMPHIBIA; ANIMAL; CHINA; CHROMOSOME; EVOLUTION; GENETICS; GIEMSA STAIN; KARYOTYPING;

AMPHIUMA MEANS; BATRACHUPERUS; BATRACHUPERUS PINCHONII; CAUDATA; HYNOBIIDAE; HYNOBIUS; SALAMANDRELLA; SALAMANDRELLA KEYSERLINGII;

ANIMALS; AZURE STAINS; CHINA; CHROMOSOME BANDING; CHROMOSOMES; EVOLUTION; KARYOTYPING; MALE; URODELA;

EID: 0031594667     PISSN: 1420682X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s000180050136     Document Type: Article

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