Mitotic and meiotic chromosome studies in silky anteater Cyclopes didactylus (Myrmecophagidae: Xenarthra)

Cytobios

Volumn 2000, Issue 397, 2000, Pages 95-100

  Jorge, Wilham ^a  

^a FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF MINAS GERAIS   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Anteater; Chromosome; Cyclopes didactylus; Meiosis; Mitosis; Myrmecophagidae; Xenarthra

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; CHROMOSOME; EDENTATA; GENETICS; KARYOTYPING; MALE; MEIOSIS; MITOSIS; SEX CHROMOSOME;

ANIMALS; CHROMOSOMES; KARYOTYPING; MALE; MEIOSIS; MITOSIS; SEX CHROMOSOMES; XENARTHRA;

EID: 0033643405     PISSN: 00114529     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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