Chromosomes of tuatara, Sphenodon, a chromosome heteromorphism and an archaic reptilian karyotype

Cytogenetic and Genome Research

Volumn 105, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 93-99

  Norris, T B ^a   Rickards, G K ^a   Daugherty, C H ^a  

^a VICTORIA UNIVERSITY OF WELLINGTON   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CHROMOSOME; CHROMOSOME ANALYSIS; CHROMOSOME PAIRING; CHROMOSOME POLYMORPHISM; CHROMOSOME STRUCTURE; COMPARATIVE GENE MAPPING; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIPLOIDY; FEMALE; GENETIC SIMILARITY; GENETIC VARIABILITY; GENUS; GEOGRAPHIC ORIGIN; GEOGRAPHICAL VARIATION (SPECIES); KARYOTYPE; MALE; MICROCHROMOSOME; MOLECULAR PHYLOGENY; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REPTILE; SEX RATIO;

ANIMALS; CHROMOSOME BANDING; CHROMOSOMES; EVOLUTION, MOLECULAR; FEMALE; KARYOTYPING; LIZARDS; MALE; PHYLOGENY;

ANIMALIA; REPTILIA; SPHENODON; SPHENODON GUNTHERI; SPHENODON PUNCTATUS;

EID: 3042636784     PISSN: 14248581     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1159/000078014     Document Type: Article

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