Polymorphic karyotypes and sex chromosomes in the tufted deer (Elaphodus cephalophus): Cytogenetic studies and analyses of sex chromosome-linked genes

Cytogenetic and Genome Research

Volumn 109, Issue 4, 2005, Pages 512-518

  Cao, X ^a   Jiang, H ^a   Zhang, X ^a  

^a NANJING NORMAL UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; C BANDING; CHROMATIN STRUCTURE; CHROMOSOME ANALYSIS; CHROMOSOME BAND; CHROMOSOME NUMBER; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEER; DIPLOIDY; GENETIC LINKAGE; HETEROCHROMATIN; KARYOTYPE; NONHUMAN; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEX CHROMOSOME; SEX DIFFERENCE; X CHROMOSOME; Y CHROMOSOME;

ANIMALS; CELLS, CULTURED; CHROMOSOME BANDING; CHROMOSOMES; CYTOGENETIC ANALYSIS; DEER; DNA-BINDING PROTEINS; FEMALE; HETEROCHROMATIN; HUMANS; KARYOTYPING; LINKAGE (GENETICS); MALE; POLYMORPHISM, GENETIC; SEQUENCE ALIGNMENT; SEQUENCE HOMOLOGY, NUCLEIC ACID; SEX CHROMOSOMES; SKIN; TRANSCRIPTION FACTORS; X CHROMOSOME; Y CHROMOSOME;

ANIMALIA; ELAPHODUS CEPHALOPHUS;

EID: 20944436008     PISSN: 14248581     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1159/000084212     Document Type: Article

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