Conservation of chromosomal location of nucleolus organizer in American marsupials (Didelphidae)

Genetica

Volumn 118, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 11-16

  Svartman, Marta ^a   Vianna Morgante, Angela M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SÃO PAULO   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Ag NORs; Didelphidae; FISH; Marsupials; NORs; rDNA

Indexed keywords

ANIMALS; BRAZIL; CHROMOSOME MAPPING; EVOLUTION, MOLECULAR; IN SITU HYBRIDIZATION, FLUORESCENCE; KARYOTYPING; MARSUPIALIA; NUCLEOLUS ORGANIZER REGION;

DIDELPHIDAE; MAMMALIA; METATHERIA; MONODELPHIS DOMESTICA;

EID: 0037404291     PISSN: 00166707     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/A:1022986600017     Document Type: Article

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