Meiotic cytology and chromosome behaviour in wild-type Arabidopsis thaliana

Journal of Experimental Botany

Volumn 54, Issue 380, 2003, Pages 1-10

  Armstrong, Susan J ^a   Jones, Gareth H ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BIRMINGHAM   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Arabidopsis; Chiasmata; Chromosomes; Cytogenetics; Cytology; FISH; Immunocytology

Indexed keywords

BIODIVERSITY; CHROMOSOMES;

MOLECULAR CYTOGENETICS;

CYTOLOGY;

ARABIDOPSIS; ARABIDOPSIS THALIANA; EMBRYOPHYTA;

EID: 0037214498     PISSN: 00220957     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/jxb/erg034     Document Type: Conference Paper

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