Chromosome banding in Amphibia: XXIX. The primitive XY/XX sex chromosomes of Hyla femoralis (Anura, Hylidae)

Cytogenetic and Genome Research

Volumn 101, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 74-79

  Schmid, M ^a   Steinlein, C ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WÜRZBURG   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

RIBOSOME RNA; SILVER;

AMPHIBIA; ANIMAL; ANIMAL CELL; ARTICLE; AUTOSOME; CELL NUCLEUS; CHROMOSOME BANDING PATTERN; CHROMOSOME DELETION; CHROMOSOME NOR; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; FLUORESCENCE IN SITU HYBRIDIZATION; FROGS AND TOADS; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION; GENE LOSS; GENETICS; HYLA FEMORALIS; INTERPHASE; KARYOTYPE; KARYOTYPE 46,XX; KARYOTYPE 46,XY; KARYOTYPING; MALE; METHODOLOGY; NONHUMAN; NUCLEOLUS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RNA GENE; SEX CHROMOSOME; SEX DIFFERENCE; SEX LINKAGE; SEX RATIO; SILVER STAINING; SPERMATOGENESIS; X CHROMOSOME; Y CHROMOSOME;

ANIMALS; ANURA; CHROMOSOME BANDING; FEMALE; IN SITU HYBRIDIZATION, FLUORESCENCE; KARYOTYPING; MALE; SEX CHROMOSOMES; X CHROMOSOME; Y CHROMOSOME;

AMPHIBIA; ANIMALIA; ANURA; HYLA; HYLA FEMORALIS; HYLIDAE;

EID: 0345017605     PISSN: 14248581     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1159/000073421     Document Type: Article

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