B chromosomes and genome size in flowering plants

Genome

Volumn 47, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 1-8

  Trivers, Robert ^a   Burt, Austin ^b   Palestis, Brian G ^c  

^a RUTGERS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b IMPERIAL COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^c WAGNER COLLEGE   (United States)

Author keywords

B chromosomes; Breeding system; Genome size; Ploidy; Selfish genetic elements

Indexed keywords

ANGIOSPERM; ARTICLE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; GENETIC DATABASE; GENETIC SELECTION; GENETICS; GENOME; PHYLOGENY; PLANT CHROMOSOME; PLOIDY; POPULATION GENETICS; REPRODUCTION; STATISTICAL MODEL;

ANGIOSPERMS; CHROMOSOMES, PLANT; DATABASES, GENETIC; GENETICS, POPULATION; GENOME, PLANT; LOGISTIC MODELS; PHYLOGENY; PLOIDIES; REPRODUCTION; SELECTION (GENETICS);

EMBRYOPHYTA; MAGNOLIOPHYTA;

EID: 1942424155     PISSN: 08312796     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1139/g03-088     Document Type: Article

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