Heterogeneity and meiotic behaviour of B and sex chromosomes, banding patterns and localization of (TTAGGG)(n) sequences by fluorescence in situ hybridization in the neotropical water rat Nectomys (Rodentia, Cricetidae)

Chromosome Research

Volumn 6, Issue 6, 1998, Pages 455-462

  De Jesus Silva, Maria José ^a   Yonenaga Yassuda, Yatiyo ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SÃO PAULO   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Fluorescence in situ hybridization; Nectomys; Supernumerary; Synaptonemal complex; Tandem fusion

Indexed keywords

ADENINE; GUANINE; THYMINE;

ANIMAL CELL; ARTICLE; AUTOSOME; BRAZIL; CHROMOSOME 1; CHROMOSOME 11; CHROMOSOME 3; CHROMOSOME 4; CHROMOSOME 5; CHROMOSOME BANDING PATTERN; CHROMOSOME DELETION; CHROMOSOME NUMBER; CHROMOSOME PAIRING; CYTOGENETICS; DNA PROBE; ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; FEMALE; FLUORESCENCE IN SITU HYBRIDIZATION; GENE LOCATION; GENETIC HETEROGENEITY; GENETIC POLYMORPHISM; HETEROCHROMATIN; KARYOTYPE; MALE; MEIOSIS; MICROSCOPY; NONHUMAN; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT; SEX CHROMOSOME; SUPERNUMERARY CHROMOSOME; SYNAPTONEMAL COMPLEX; TANDEM REPEAT; TELOMERE; X CHROMOSOME; Y CHROMOSOME;

ANIMALS; ARVICOLINAE; CHROMOSOME BANDING; FEMALE; GENETIC HETEROGENEITY; IN SITU HYBRIDIZATION, FLUORESCENCE; KARYOTYPING; MALE; MEIOSIS; SEX CHROMOSOMES; SYNAPTONEMAL COMPLEX;

ANIMALIA; CAESALPINIA CILIATA; CRICETINAE; NECTOMYS; RODENTIA; SCAPTEROMYS AQUATICUS;

EID: 0031743736     PISSN: 09673849     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/A:1009248311530     Document Type: Article

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