Heterochromatin pattern, nucleolar organizer regions and rDNA in Pancratium illyricum and P. maritimum (Amaryllidaceae)

Cytobios

Volumn 1996, Issue 342, 1996, Pages 185-194

  D'Amato, G F ^a   De Dominicis, R I ^a  

^a SAPIENZA UNIVERSITY OF ROME   (Italy)

Author keywords

Heterochromatin pattern; Nucleolar organizer regions; Pancratium; rDNA

Indexed keywords

EID: 0039944393     PISSN: 00114529     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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