Identification of the gene-richest bands in human prometaphase chromosomes

Chromosome Research

Volumn 7, Issue 5, 1999, Pages 379-386

  Saccone, Salvatore ^a   Federico, Concetta ^a   Solovei, Irina ^b   Croquette, Marie Françoise ^c   Della Valle, Giuliano ^d   Bernardi, Giorgio ^e  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CATANIA   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MUNICH   (Germany)

^c HÔPITAL SAINT ANTOINE   (France)

^d UNIVERSITY OF BOLOGNA   (Italy)

^e STAZIONE ZOOLOGICA ANTON DOHRN   (Italy)

Author keywords

Chromosomal bands; Genome; In situ hybridization; Isochores

Indexed keywords

4',6 DIAMIDINO 2 PHENYLINDOLE; CHROMOMYCIN A3; CYTOSINE; GUANINE;

ARTICLE; BASE PAIRING; CHROMOSOME BAND; CHROMOSOME BANDING PATTERN; CHROMOSOME REPLICATION; CPG ISLAND; DNA DENATURATION; GENE LOCATION; GENOME; GIEMSA STAIN; HEAT TREATMENT; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; IN SITU HYBRIDIZATION; ISOCHORE; METAPHASE CHROMOSOME; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

BASE COMPOSITION; CHROMOSOME BANDING; CHROMOSOMES, HUMAN; FLUORESCEIN; FLUORESCENT DYES; GC RICH SEQUENCE; GENOME, HUMAN; HUMANS; IN SITU HYBRIDIZATION, FLUORESCENCE; METAPHASE;

EID: 0032873017     PISSN: 09673849     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/A:1009220131225     Document Type: Article

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