Multiple ribosomal RNA gene loci in the genome of the homosporous fern Ceratopteris richardii

Canadian Journal of Botany

Volumn 77, Issue 8, 1999, Pages 1199-1202

  McGrath, J Mitchell ^a   Hickok, Leslie G ^b  

^a MICHIGAN STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TENNESSEE   (United States)

Author keywords

Evolution; Gene silencing; Homosporous ferns; In situ hybridization; Polyploidy; rDNA

Indexed keywords

ANGIOSPERM; DIPLOIDY; DNA ANALYSIS; FLUORESCENCE IN SITU HYBRIDIZATION; GENE LOCUS; GENE SEQUENCING; GENE SILENCING; GENOME ANALYSIS; PLANT GENOME; PLANT MODEL; POLYPLOIDY; RIBOSOMAL DNA; RIBOSOMAL RNA;

CERATOPTERIS RICHARDII;

EID: 0033508321     PISSN: 00084026     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1139/cjb-77-8-1199     Document Type: Article

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