Chromosomal studies on sphaerodactyl lizards of genera Gonatodes and Coleodactylus (Squamata, Gekkonidae) using differential staining and fragile sites analyses

Cytogenetic and Genome Research

Volumn 103, Issue 1-2, 2003, Pages 128-134

  Dos Santos, R M L ^a   Bertolotto, C E V ^a,b   Pellegrino, K C M ^c   Rodrigues, M T ^a   Yonenaga Yassuda, Y ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SÃO PAULO   (Brazil)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SANTO AMARO   (Brazil)

^c PONTIFÍCIA UNIVERSIDADE CATÓLICA DE GOIÁS   (Brazil)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACROCENTRIC CHROMOSOME; ANIMAL CELL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CHROMOSOME ANALYSIS; CHROMOSOME FRAGILE SITE; CHROMOSOME PAIRING; COLEADACTYLUS AMAZONICUS; CONTROLLED STUDY; EMBRYO; FEMALE; FUSION GENE; GENATODES HASEMANI; GONATODES HUMERALIS; KARYOTYPE; LIZARD; MALE; MOLECULAR EVOLUTION; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SPECIES COMPARISON;

ANIMALS; CHROMOSOME BANDING; CHROMOSOME FRAGILE SITES; CHROMOSOMES; FEMALE; KARYOTYPING; LIZARDS; MALE; NUCLEOLUS ORGANIZER REGION;

COLEODACTYLUS; COLEODACTYLUS AMAZONICUS; GEKKONIDAE; GONATODES; GONATODES HASEMANI; GONATODES HUMERALIS; SQUAMATA;

EID: 1542579840     PISSN: 14248581     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1159/000076300     Document Type: Article

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