A study of the constitutive heterochromatin and nucleolus organizer regions of Isocopris inhiata and Diabroctis mimas (Coleoptera: Scarabaeidae, Scarabaeinae) using C-banding, AgNO3 staining and FISH techniques

Genetics and Molecular Biology

Volumn 28, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 111-116

  Bione, Edgar ^a   Camparoto, Marjori Leiva ^a   Simões, Zilá Luz Paulino ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SÃO PAULO   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Coleoptera; FISH; Heterochromatin; NORs

Indexed keywords

RIBOSOME DNA; SILVER NITRATE;

ACROCENTRIC CHROMOSOME; ANIMAL CELL; ARTICLE; AUTOSOME; C BANDING; CENTROMERE; CHROMOSOME NOR; CHROMOSOME SIZE; COLEOPTERA; CONSTITUTIVE HETEROCHROMATIN; CONTROLLED STUDY; DNA PROBE; FLUORESCENCE IN SITU HYBRIDIZATION; HONEYBEE; INSECT GENETICS; KARYOTYPE; MEIOSIS; MITOSIS; NONHUMAN; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; PROPHASE; SILVER STAINING; SPECIES COMPARISON; STAINING; TELOMERE; X CHROMOSOME;

ANIMALIA; APIS MELLIFERA; COLEOPTERA; DIABROCTIS; INSECTA; SCARABAEIDAE; SCARABAEINAE;

EID: 30644472886     PISSN: 14154757     EISSN: 16784685     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1590/S1415-47572005000100019     Document Type: Article

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