Chromosomal location by fluorescence in situ hybridization of the 28S ribosomal RNA gene of the eastern oyster

Journal of Shellfish Research

Volumn 18, Issue 2, 1999, Pages 431-435

  Zhang, Quiyang ^a   Yu, Gang ^a   Cooper, Richard K ^a   Tiersch, Terrence R ^a  

^a LOUISIANA STATE UNIVERSITY AGRICULTURAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

28S rDNA; Chromosome; Crassostrea virginica; Fluorescence in situ hybridization

Indexed keywords

CHROMOSOMAL LOCALIZATION; CHROMOSOME NOR; DNA PROBE; FLUORESCENCE IN SITU HYBRIDIZATION; GENE LOCATION; GENE LOCUS; GENETIC TRANSCRIPTION; METAPHASE; MITOSIS; RIBOSOMAL RNA;

CRASSOSTREA VIRGINICA;

EID: 0033390830     PISSN: 07308000     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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