Variation in chromosome numbers, CMA bands and 45S rDNA sites in species of Selaginella (Pteridophyta)

Annals of Botany

Volumn 95, Issue 2, 2005, Pages 271-276

  Marcon, Adriana Buarque ^a   Leão Barros, Iva Carneiro ^a   Guerra, Marcelo ^a  

^a DEPARTAMENTO DE MICOLOGIA   (Brazil)

Author keywords

45S rDNA; Chromosome number; Fluorochrome staining; In situ hybridization; Pteridophyta; Selaginella; Silver nitrate staining

Indexed keywords

CHROMOSOME;

PTERIDOPHYTA; SELAGINELLA; SELAGINELLA CONVOLUTA; SELAGINELLA PLANA; SELAGINELLA WILLDENOWII;

4',6 DIAMIDINO 2 PHENYLINDOLE; CHROMOMYCIN; COLORING AGENT; DISTAMYCIN A; FLUORESCENT DYE; INDOLE DERIVATIVE; PLANT DNA; RIBOSOME DNA;

ARTICLE; CHEMISTRY; CLASSIFICATION; GENETICS; MOLECULAR EVOLUTION; NUCLEOLUS; PLANT CHROMOSOME; SELAGINELLACEAE; SPECIES DIFFERENCE; ULTRASTRUCTURE;

CELL NUCLEOLUS; CHROMOMYCINS; CHROMOSOMES, PLANT; COLORING AGENTS; DISTAMYCINS; DNA, PLANT; DNA, RIBOSOMAL; EVOLUTION, MOLECULAR; FLUORESCENT DYES; INDOLES; SELAGINELLACEAE; SPECIES SPECIFICITY;

EID: 16644366883     PISSN: 03057364     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/aob/mci022     Document Type: Article

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