B-chromosome origin in the endemic New Zealand frog Leiopelma hochstetteri through sex chromosome devolution

Genome

Volumn 41, Issue 1, 1998, Pages 14-22

  Sharbel, Timothy F ^a,c   Green, David M ^a   Houben, Andreas ^b,d  

^a MCGILL UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^b LEIBNIZ INSTITUTE OF PLANT GENETICS AND CROP PLANT RESEARCH IPK   (Germany)

^c Max Planck Inst F V   (Germany)

^d UNIVERSITY OF ADELAIDE   (Australia)

Author keywords

B chromosome; Chromosome microdissection; Repeat sequences; Sex chromosome

Indexed keywords

CHROMOSOME STRUCTURE; KARYOTYPE; NEW ZEALAND; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; POPULATION GENETICS; SEQUENCE ANALYSIS; SEQUENCE HOMOLOGY; SEX CHROMOSOME; SOUTHERN BLOTTING;

LEIOPELMA HOCHSTETTERI;

EID: 0032008032     PISSN: 08312796     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1139/g97-091     Document Type: Article

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