Chromosomal localization of the telomeric (TTAGGG)n sequence in four species of Armadillo (Dasypodidae) from Argentina: An approach to explaining karyotype evolution in the Xenarthra

Chromosome Research

Volumn 13, Issue 8, 2005, Pages 777-784

  Lizarralde, M S ^a,b   Bolzan A D ^c   Poljak, S ^a,b   Pigozzi, M I ^a   Bustos, J ^a   Merani, M S ^a  

^a UNIVERSIDAD DE BUENOS AIRES   (Argentina)

^b CENTRO AUSTRAL DE INVESTIGACIONES CIENTÍFICAS CADIC CONICET   (Argentina)

^c Instituto Multidisciplinario de Biologia Celular   (Argentina)

Author keywords

Armadillo; Chromosome evolution; Dasypodidae; Fluorescence in situ hybridization; Telomere; Xenarthra

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL CELL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARMADILLO; ARTICLE; CENTROMERE; CHROMOSOME ANALYSIS; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIPLOIDY; FLUORESCENCE IN SITU HYBRIDIZATION; GENE FUSION; GENE LOCATION; GENE SEQUENCE; KARYOTYPE; MOLECULAR EVOLUTION; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TELOMERE;

ANIMALS; ARGENTINA; ARMADILLOS; CHROMOSOMES; EVOLUTION, MOLECULAR; IN SITU HYBRIDIZATION, FLUORESCENCE; KARYOTYPING; REPETITIVE SEQUENCES, NUCLEIC ACID; TELOMERE; XENARTHRA;

ANIMALIA; ARMADILLO; CHAETOPHRACTUS VELLEROSUS; CHAETOPHRACTUS VILLOSUS; DASYPODIDAE; DASYPUS HYBRIDUS; EDENTATA; VERTEBRATA; ZAEDYUS PICHIY;

EID: 28844503199     PISSN: 09673849     EISSN: 15736849     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10577-005-1011-8     Document Type: Article

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