Cytogenetics of three Brazilian species of Eleutherodactylus (Anura, Leptodactylidae) with 22 chromosomes and re-analysis of multiple translocations in E. binotatus

Genetics and Molecular Biology

Volumn 27, Issue 3, 2004, Pages 363-372

  Siqueira Jr , Sérgio ^a   Ananias, Fernando ^b   Recco Pimentel, Shirlei M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CAMPINAS   (Brazil)

^b UNIVERSIDADE SÃO FRANCISCO   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Eleutherodactylus; Heterochromatin; Karyotype; Nucleolus organizing region (NOR); Reciprocal translocation

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BRAZIL; CHROMOSOME 2; CHROMOSOME 3; CHROMOSOME ANALYSIS; CHROMOSOME NOR; CHROMOSOME REARRANGEMENT; CHROMOSOME SIZE; CHROMOSOME TRANSLOCATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; CYTOGENETICS; DIPLOIDY; ELEUTHERODACTYLUS BINOTATUS; ELEUTHERODACTYLUS GUENTHERI; ELEUTHERODACTYLUS PARVUS; FEMALE; FROGS AND TOADS; GENE LOCATION; HETEROCHROMATIN; KARYOTYPE; MALE; MEIOSIS; METAPHASE; MITOSIS; NONHUMAN; SPECIES DIFFERENTIATION;

ANURA; ELEUTHERODACTYLUS BINOTATUS; ELEUTHERODACTYLUS GUENTHERI; ELEUTHERODACTYLUS PARVUS; LEPTODACTYLIDAE;

EID: 30644459539     PISSN: 14154757     EISSN: 16784685     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1590/s1415-47572004000300010     Document Type: Article

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