Meiotic mutants of Medicago sativa show altered levels of α- and β-tubulin

Genome

Volumn 43, Issue 1, 2000, Pages 166-171

  Mariani, Anna ^a   Campanoni, Prisca ^a   Gianì, Silvia ^a   Breviario, Diego ^a  

^a CNR   (Italy)

Author keywords

2n gametes; Cytoskeleton; Meiotic mutants; and tubulin

Indexed keywords

ALPHA TUBULIN; BETA TUBULIN; CHROMOSOME NUMBER; CYTOKINESIS; DIPLOIDY; GAMETE; MEIOSIS; MICROTUBULE; MUTANT; PHENOTYPE; PLANT GENETICS; POLYPEPTIDE; RECURRENT SELECTION; SOMATIC CELL GENETICS; SPINDLE ORIENTATION; TETRAPLOIDY;

EMBRYOPHYTA; MEDICAGO; MEDICAGO SATIVA;

EID: 0034052837     PISSN: 08312796     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1139/g99-105     Document Type: Article

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