Multiple locations of the rDNA sites in holocentric chromosomes of Rhynchospora (Cyperaceae)

Chromosome Research

Volumn 6, Issue 5, 1998, Pages 345-350

  Vanzela, André L L ^a   Cuadrado, Angeles ^b   Jouve, Nicolás ^b   Luceño, Modesto ^c   Guerra, Marcelo ^d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SÃO PAULO   (Brazil)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ALCALÁ   (Spain)

^c CSIC   (Spain)

^d DEPARTAMENTO DE MICOLOGIA   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Cyperaceae; Holocentric chromosomes; In situ hybridization; Multiple rDNA sites; Rhynchospora

Indexed keywords

RIBOSOME DNA; RIBOSOME RNA;

ARTICLE; CHROMOSOME STRUCTURE; DNA PROBE; FLUORESCENCE IN SITU HYBRIDIZATION; KARYOTYPE; METAPHASE; NONHUMAN; PLANT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TELOMERE;

CYPERACEAE; EMBRYOPHYTA; RHYNCHOSPORA;

EID: 0031774658     PISSN: 09673849     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/A:1009279912631     Document Type: Article

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