Mitotic and meiotic behavior of γ irradiated holocentric chromosomes of Rhynchospora pubera (Cyperaceae)

Acta Scientiarum - Biological and Health Sciences

Volumn 24, Issue 2, 2002, Pages 611-614

  Laforga Vanzela, André Luís ^a   Colaço, Waldeciro ^b  

^a STATE UNIVERSITY OF LONDRINA   (Brazil)

^b FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF PERNAMBUCO   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Cyperaceae; Holocentric chromosomes; Meiosis; Mitosis; Rhynchospora

Indexed keywords

ANAPHASE; ARTICLE; CELL LINE; CENTROMERE; CHROMOSOME; CHROMOSOME NUMBER; CHROMOSOME SIZE; CYPERACEAE; DATA ANALYSIS; EVALUATION; GAMMA IRRADIATION; MATERIALS; MEIOSIS; MICRONUCLEUS; MITOSIS; NONHUMAN; RHYNCHOSPORA PUBERA;

CYPERACEAE; RHYNCHOSPORA;

EID: 0036939247     PISSN: 14156814     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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