Evolution by polyploidy in amphibia: New insights

Cytogenetics and Cell Genetics

Volumn 80, Issue 1-4, 1998, Pages 28-33

  Beçak, Maria Luiza ^a   Becak W ^a  

^a INSTITUTO BUTANTAN   (Brazil)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AMPHIBIA; ANAPHASE; CELL DIVISION; CHROMOSOME; CHROMOSOME 4; CHROMOSOME ABERRATION; CHROMOSOME BREAKAGE; DIPLOIDY; EVOLUTION; GENE ACTIVITY; GENE DUPLICATION; GENETIC POLYMORPHISM; MEIOSIS; MITOSIS; NONHUMAN; POLYPLOIDY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW;

AMPHIBIA; ANURA; ODONTOPHRYNUS AMERICANUS; REPTILIA; VERTEBRATA;

EID: 2642681655     PISSN: 03010171     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1159/000014952     Document Type: Review

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