Comparative karyotype analysis of Ceratozamia mexicana and Microcycas calocoma (Zamiaceae) using fluorochrome banding (CMA/DAPI) and fluorescence in situ hybridization of ribosomal DNA

Plant Systematics and Evolution

Volumn 210, Issue 1-2, 1998, Pages 41-50

  Kokubugata, Goro ^a   Kondo, Katsuhiko ^a  

^a HIROSHIMA UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Ceratozamia; CMA; DAPI; FISH; Karyotype; Microcycas; Zamiaceae

Indexed keywords

DNA PROBE; FLUORESCENCE IN SITU HYBRIDIZATION; FLUOROCHROME BANDING; INTERPHASE; KARYOTYPING; MEDIAN CENTROMERIC CHROMOSOME; ORCEIN STAINING; PLANT SYSTEMATICS; RIBOSOMAL DNA; TERMINAL REGION;

CERATOZAMIA; CERATOZAMIA MEXICANA; EMBRYOPHYTA; MICROCYCAS; MICROCYCAS CALOCOMA; ROBERTSONIA; ZAMIACEAE;

EID: 0031955091     PISSN: 03782697     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/BF00984726     Document Type: Article

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