Constitutive heterochromatin DNA polymorphisms in diploid Medicago sativa ssp. falcata

Genome

Volumn 42, Issue 5, 1999, Pages 930-935

  Bauchan, G R ^a   Hossain, M A ^b  

^a AGRICULTURAL RESEARCH SERVICE   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND   (United States)

Author keywords

Alfalfa; C bands; Chromosome; Isochromosome

Indexed keywords

C BANDING; CENTROMERE; CHROMOSOME NOR; DIPLOIDY; DNA POLYMORPHISM; GIEMSA STAIN; HETEROCHROMATIN; SATELLITE DNA; TELOMERE;

EMBRYOPHYTA; MEDICAGO SATIVA;

EID: 0033209574     PISSN: 08312796     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1139/gen-42-5-930     Document Type: Article

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