The pachytene chromosomes of maize as revealed by fluorescence in situ hybridization with repetitive DNA sequences

Theoretical and Applied Genetics

Volumn 101, Issue 1-2, 2000, Pages 30-36

  Chen, C C ^a   Chen, C M ^b   Hsu, F C ^a   Wang, C J ^a   Yang, J T ^a   Kao, Y Y ^a  

^a NATIONAL TAIWAN UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^b INSTITUTE OF PLANT AND MICROBIAL BIOLOGY   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Fluorescence in situ hybridization; Karyotype; Pachytene chromosome; Repetitive DNA sequence; Zea mays

Indexed keywords

CENTROMERE; CHROMOSOMAL LOCALIZATION; CHROMOSOME NOR; FLUORESCENCE IN SITU HYBRIDIZATION; INBRED LINE; KARYOTYPE; MAIZE; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; PACHYTENE; REPETITIVE DNA; RIBOSOMAL RNA; SEQUENCE HOMOLOGY; WILD RELATIVE;

BRACHYPODIUM SYLVATICUM; SORGHUM;

EID: 0033930322     PISSN: 00405752     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s001220051445     Document Type: Article

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