Modification of wheat rDNA loci by rye B chromosomes: A chromatin organization model

Chromosome Research

Volumn 8, Issue 4, 2000, Pages 341-351

  Morais Cecilio L ^a   Delgado, M ^a   Jones, R N ^b   Viegas, W ^a  

^a INSTITUTO SUPERIOR DE AGRONOMIA   (Portugal)

^b ABERYSTWYTH UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Ag NORs; B chromosomes; Nucleolar activity; rDNA interphase organization

Indexed keywords

RIBOSOME DNA;

ARTICLE; AUTOSOME; CEREAL; CHROMATIN; CHROMOSOME MARKER; CHROMOSOME NOR; FLUORESCENCE IN SITU HYBRIDIZATION; GENETIC ORGANIZATION; INTERPHASE; METAPHASE CHROMOSOME; MODEL; PHENOTYPE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SUPERNUMERARY CHROMOSOME; WHEAT;

CHROMATIN; CHROMOSOMES; DNA, RIBOSOMAL; IN SITU HYBRIDIZATION, FLUORESCENCE; INTERPHASE; METAPHASE; MITOSIS; NUCLEOLUS ORGANIZER REGION; PHENOTYPE; PHYSICAL CHROMOSOME MAPPING; SECALE CEREALE; SILVER STAINING; TRANSCRIPTION, GENETIC; TRITICUM;

EID: 0033934633     PISSN: 09673849     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/A:1009291714371     Document Type: Article

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