Compound mosaicism, caused by B chromosome variability, in the Chinese raccoon dog (Nyctereutes procyonoides procyonoides)

Folia Biologica

Volumn 53, Issue 3-4, 2005, Pages 155-159

  Szczerbal, Izabela ^a   Kaczmarek, Monika ^a   Switonski, Marek ^a  

^a POZNA UNIVERSITY OF LIFE SCIENCES   (Poland)

Author keywords

B chromosome variability; B chromosomes; Chinese raccoon dog; Mosaic karyotypes

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL CELL; ARTICLE; AUTOSOME; CHROMOSOME BANDING PATTERN; CHROMOSOME C BAND; CHROMOSOME MOSAICISM; CHROMOSOME NUMBER; CHROMOSOME Q BAND; CHROMOSOME VARIANT; CONTROLLED STUDY; DOG; GIEMSA STAIN; KARYOTYPE; MORPHOLOGY; NONHUMAN;

ANIMALIA; CANIS FAMILIARIS; NYCTEREUTES PROCYONOIDES; NYCTEREUTES PROCYONOIDES PROCYONOIDES;

EID: 29244460594     PISSN: 00155497     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3409/173491605775142693     Document Type: Article

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