The gene-richest bands of human chromosomes replicate at the onset of the S-phase

Cytogenetics and Cell Genetics

Volumn 80, Issue 1-4, 1998, Pages 83-88

  Federico, C ^a,b   Saccone, S ^b   Bernardi, Giorgio ^a  

^a INSTITUT JACQUES MONOD   (France)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CATANIA   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CELL CYCLE S PHASE; CHROMOSOME BAND; CHROMOSOME REPLICATION; HUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

EID: 0031824550     PISSN: 03010171     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1159/000014961     Document Type: Article

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