Repetitive DNA elements as a major component of plant genomes

Annals of Botany

Volumn 82, Issue SUPPL. A, 1998, Pages 45-55

  Kubis, Sybille ^a,b   Schmidt, Thomas ^c   Heslop Harrison, J Seymour ^a  

^a JOHN INNES CENTRE   (United Kingdom)

^b DE MONTFORT UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITY OF KIEL   (Germany)

Author keywords

Beta; Genome evolution; Microsatellites; Nucleosomes; Retroelements; Satellite DNA

Indexed keywords

CHROMOSOME PAIRING; CROP IMPROVEMENT; GENOME ANALYSIS; GENOME ORGANIZATION; PLANT GENOME; POLYPLOIDY; RECOMBINANT DNA; REPETITIVE DNA; WILD RELATIVE;

BETA VULGARIS; BETA VULGARIS SUBSP. VULGARIS; EMBRYOPHYTA;

EID: 0032426015     PISSN: 03057364     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1006/anbo.1998.0779     Document Type: Article

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