New cases of supernumerary chromosomes in characiform fishes

Genetics and Molecular Biology

Volumn 22, Issue 3, 1999, Pages 345-349

  Venere, Paulo Cesar ^a   Miyazawa, Carlos Suetoshi ^a,b   Galetti Jr , Pedro Manoel ^c  

^a FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF MATO GROSSO   (Brazil)

^b Univ Federal de São Carlos ^*  (Brazil)

^c FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF SÃO CARLOS   (Brazil)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CHROMOMYCIN A3; CYTIDINE; GUANINE;

ACROCENTRIC CHROMOSOME; ANIMAL CELL; ARTICLE; EUCHROMATIN; FISH; HETEROCHROMATIN; NONHUMAN; SUPERNUMERARY CHROMOSOME;

ANIMALIA; CHARACIDIUM; CHARACIFORMES; CYPHOCHARAX; CYPHOCHARAX MODESTA; LEPORINUS FRIDERICI; LEPORINUS SP.; PISCES; PROCHILODUS NIGRICANS;

EID: 0344980279     PISSN: 14154757     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1590/S1415-47571999000300010     Document Type: Article

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