Molecular analysis (RAPD-PCR) of inter-strain hybrids of the Paramecium aurelia species complex (Ciliophora, Protozoa)

Folia Biologica

Volumn 53, Issue 3-4, 2005, Pages 115-122

  Przyboś, Ewa ^a   Prajer, Małgorzata ^a   Greczek Stachura, Magdalena ^b  

^a INSTITUTE OF SYSTEMATICS AND EVOLUTION OF ANIMALS   (Poland)

^b Educational Academy   (Poland)

Author keywords

Differentiation of strains; Inter strain hybrids; Paramecium aurelia species complex; RAPD PCR fingerprints; Structure of species

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CELL DIFFERENTIATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; DNA DETERMINATION; GENETIC POLYMORPHISM; GENOTYPE; MOLECULAR DYNAMICS; NONHUMAN; PARAMECIUM AURELIA; PARAMECIUM TETRAURELIA; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; RANDOM AMPLIFIED POLYMORPHIC DNA;

CILIOPHORA; PARAMECIUM AURELIA; PARAMECIUM TETRAURELIA; PROTOZOA;

EID: 29244472759     PISSN: 00155497     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3409/173491605775142846     Document Type: Article

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