Analysis of insect holocentric chromosomes by atomic force microscopy

Hereditas

Volumn 138, Issue 2, 2003, Pages 129-132

  Mandrioli, Mauro ^a   Manicardi, Gian Carlo ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MODENA AND REGGIO EMILIA   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL CELL; APHID; ARTICLE; ARTIFACT; ATOMIC FORCE MICROSCOPY; CHROMATID; CHROMOSOME; CHROMOSOME STRUCTURE; ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; INSECT; METAPHASE CHROMOSOME; MOLECULAR MECHANICS; NONHUMAN; RELIABILITY; STAINING;

ANIMALS; APHIDS; CHROMOSOME BANDING; CHROMOSOMES; FEMALE; METAPHASE; MICROSCOPY, ATOMIC FORCE;

ANIMALIA; APHIDIDAE; INSECTA; MEGOURA VICIAE;

EID: 0042243684     PISSN: 00180661     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1034/j.1601-5223.2003.01661.x     Document Type: Article

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