Lack of amplification phenomena of ribosomal RNA genes in sea urchin

Journal of Submicroscopic Cytology and Pathology

Volumn 34, Issue 4, 2002, Pages 409-413

  Izzo, V ^a   Giudice, G ^b   Pirrone, A M ^b   Bellavia, D ^b   Sanfilippo, R ^b   Barbieri, R ^b  

^a CNR   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF PALERMO   (Italy)

Author keywords

Amplification; Copy number; Ribosomal DNA; Sea urchin

Indexed keywords

RIBOSOME DNA; RIBOSOME RNA;

ANIMAL CELL; ARTICLE; BIOGENESIS; DNA HYBRIDIZATION; EMBRYO; GENE AMPLIFICATION; GENE PROBE; NONHUMAN; OBSERVATION; OOCYTE DEVELOPMENT; QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS; RIBOSOME; SEA URCHIN; SEQUENCE HOMOLOGY; ANIMAL; CHEMISTRY; FEMALE; GENE DOSAGE; GENETICS; MALE; NUCLEIC ACID HYBRIDIZATION; OOCYTE; PHYSIOLOGY; SPERMATOZOON;

ANIMALIA; ECHINOIDEA; PARACENTROTUS LIVIDUS;

ANIMALS; FEMALE; GENE AMPLIFICATION; GENE DOSAGE; MALE; NUCLEIC ACID HYBRIDIZATION; OOCYTES; OOGENESIS; RNA, RIBOSOMAL; SEA URCHINS; SPERMATOZOA;

EID: 0037492395     PISSN: 11229497     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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