Cytogenetics of the amphipod Jassa marmorata (Corophioidea: Ischyroceridae): Karyotype morphology, chromosome banding, fluorescent in situ hybridization, and nuclear DNA content

Journal of Crustacean Biology

Volumn 20, Issue 2, 2000, Pages 350-356

  Libertini, Angelo ^a   Colomba, Maria Stella ^b   Vitturi, Roberta ^b  

^a CNR   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF PALERMO   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

C BANDING; CELL NUCLEUS DNA; CENTROMERE; DIPLOIDY; DNA; EMBRYO DEVELOPMENT; FLOW CYTOMETRY; FLUORESCENCE IN SITU HYBRIDIZATION; HETEROCHROMATIN; KARYOTYPE; RESTRICTION ENZYME ANALYSIS; TELOMERE;

JASSA MARMORATA;

EID: 0034194846     PISSN: 02780372     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1163/20021975-99990046     Document Type: Article

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