A comparative analysis of European and American eel (Anguilla anguilla and Anguilla rostrata) genomic DNA: 5S rDNA polymorphism permits the distinction between the two populations

Genome

Volumn 41, Issue 5, 1998, Pages 728-732

  Nieddu, M ^a   Pichiri, G ^a   Coni, P ^a   Salvadori, S ^a   Deiana, A M ^a   Mezzanotte, R ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CAGLIARI   (Italy)

Author keywords

Chromosomes; DNA; Endonucleases; Fish; rDNA

Indexed keywords

5S RDNA; CYTOLOGY; DNA POLYMORPHISM; FILTER HYBRIDIZATION; GENOMIC DNA; MOLECULAR WEIGHT; POPULATION GENETICS; RIBOSOMAL DNA;

ANGUILLA ANGUILLA; ANGUILLA ROSTRATA; ANGUILLIFORMES; ROSTRATA;

EID: 0032432405     PISSN: 08312796     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1139/g98-059     Document Type: Article

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