Cytogenetic analysis of the pufferfish Tetraodon fluviatilis (Osteichthyes)

Chromosome Research

Volumn 8, Issue 3, 2000, Pages 237-242

  Mandrioli, Mauro ^a   Cuoghi, Barbara ^a   Marini, Milena ^a   Manicardi, Gian Carlo ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MODENA AND REGGIO EMILIA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Banding; Chromosomes; Karyotype; Pufferfish

Indexed keywords

RIBOSOME DNA;

ACROCENTRIC CHROMOSOME; ANIMAL CELL; ARTICLE; CENTROMERE; CHROMOSOME ANALYSIS; CHROMOSOME C BAND; CHROMOSOME NOR; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; FISH; FLUORESCENCE IN SITU HYBRIDIZATION; GENOME; HETEROCHROMATIN; KARYOTYPING; MALE; METAPHASE; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SILVER STAINING;

ANIMALS; CHROMOSOME BANDING; FEMALE; FISHES; FLUORESCENT DYES; GENOME; IN SITU HYBRIDIZATION, FLUORESCENCE; INDOLES; KARYOTYPING; MALE;

EID: 0034118307     PISSN: 09673849     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/A:1009257131091     Document Type: Article

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