Supernumerary chromosome variation, heteromorphic sex chromosomes and banding patterns in microteiid lizards of the genus Micrablepharus (Squamata, Gymnophthalmidae)

Chromosome Research

Volumn 7, Issue 1, 1999, Pages 21-29

  Yonenaga Yassudal, Yatiyo ^a   Rodrigues, Miguel Trefaut ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SÃO PAULO   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Banding patterns; Gymnophthalmidae; Lizards; Micrablepharus; Sex chromosomes; Supernumerary

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; AUTOSOME; CHROMOSOME BANDING PATTERN; CHROMOSOME NOR; CHROMOSOME REPLICATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIPLOIDY; FEMALE; KARYOTYPE; LIZARD; MALE; MORPHOLOGY; NONHUMAN; PERICENTRIC CHROMOSOME INVERSION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEX CHROMOSOME; STRAIN DIFFERENCE; SUPERNUMERARY CHROMOSOME;

ANIMALS; CHROMOSOME BANDING; FEMALE; GENES, DUPLICATE; GENETIC TECHNIQUES; KARYOTYPING; LIZARDS; MALE; SEX CHROMOSOMES; SILVER STAINING; SPECIES SPECIFICITY; VARIATION (GENETICS);

ANIMALIA; GYMNOPHTHALMIDAE; MICRABLEPHARUS; MICRABLEPHARUS ATTICOLUS; MICRABLEPHARUS MAXIMILIANI; SQUAMATA;

EID: 0033056645     PISSN: 09673849     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/A:1009219126909     Document Type: Article

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