Nuclear DNA content in 20 species of Siluriformes (Teleostei: Ostariophysi) from the Neotropical region

Genetics and Molecular Biology

Volumn 27, Issue 3, 2004, Pages 350-354

  Fenerich, Paulo César ^a   Foresti, Fausto ^a   Oliveira, Claudio ^a  

^a SÃO PAULO STATE UNIVERSITY UNESP   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Chromosome; DNA content; Evolution; Fish; Nuclear DNA

Indexed keywords

CELL NUCLEUS DNA;

ARTICLE; BRAZIL; CHROMOSOME; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIPLOIDY; DNA CONTENT; GENE DELETION; GENE DUPLICATION; GENETIC ANALYSIS; GENETIC VARIABILITY; NEOTROPICS; NONHUMAN; POLYPLOIDY; SILURIFORMES; SPECIES DIFFERENTIATION; TELEOST;

DORADIDAE; HYPOSTOMUS SP.; IMPARFINIS; LIPOSARCUS ANISITSI; LORICARIIDAE; MIRINI; OSTARIOPHYSI; PIMELODELLA; PIMELODIDAE; PIMELODUS MACULATUS; PSEUDOPIMELODIDAE; PSEUDOPIMELODUS; RHINODORAS; SILURIDAE; SILURIFORMES; TELEOSTEI; TRICHOMYCTERIDAE; TRICHOMYCTERUS;

EID: 30644461527     PISSN: 14154757     EISSN: 16784685     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1590/S1415-47572004000300008     Document Type: Article

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