The use of confocal microscopy to study chromosome banding in Ornithogalum

Journal of Heredity

Volumn 89, Issue 2, 1998, Pages 184-188

  Griesbach, R J ^a  

^a US National Arboretum   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CHROMOSOME; CHROMOSOME BANDING PATTERN; CHROMOSOME NOR; CONFOCAL MICROSCOPY; MICROSCOPE; NONHUMAN; PLANT; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

EMBRYOPHYTA; ORNITHOGALUM;

EID: 0031957873     PISSN: 00221503     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/jhered/89.2.184     Document Type: Article

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