Origin of facultative heterochromatin in the endosperm of Gagea lutea (Liliaceae)

Protoplasma

Volumn 212, Issue 3-4, 2000, Pages 217-226

  Greilhuber, J ^a   Ebert, I ^a   Lorenz, A ^a   Vyskot, B ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF VIENNA   (Austria)

^b INSTITUTE OF BIOPHYSICS   (Czech Republic)

Author keywords

DNA content; Embryo sac development; Endosperm; Facultative heterochromatin; Fertilization; Gagea lutea

Indexed keywords

CELL NUCLEUS; EMBRYO SAC; ENDOSPERM; EUCHROMATIN; FERTILIZATION; HETEROCHROMATIN; MITOSIS; PENTAPLOIDY; PLANT EMBRYOGENESIS; PYCNOSIS; TRIPLOIDY;

GAGEA; GAGEA LUTEA;

EID: 0033925328     PISSN: 0033183X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/BF01282922     Document Type: Article

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