Cell fusion and chromatin degeneration in an inbred line of maize

Genetics and Molecular Biology

Volumn 22, Issue 1, 1999, Pages 69-72

  Caetano Pereira, Creuci Maria ^a   Pagliarini, Maria Suely ^b   Brasil, Edward Madureira ^c  

^a LASD   (Brazil)

^b STATE UNIVERSITY OF MARINGÁ   (Brazil)

^c FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF GOIÁS   (Brazil)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALUMINUM;

ACIDITY; ARTICLE; BRAZIL; CELL DEGENERATION; CELL FUSION; CHROMATIN; CONTROLLED STUDY; GENOTYPE; INBRED STRAIN; MAIZE; MALE STERILITY; MEIOSIS; NONHUMAN; SOIL POLLUTANT;

ZEA MAYS;

EID: 0032940795     PISSN: 14154757     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1590/S1415-47571999000100014     Document Type: Article

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