Comparative karyotyping as a tool for genome structure analysis of Trypanosoma cruzi

Molecular and Biochemical Parasitology

Volumn 147, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 30-38

  Branche, Carole ^a   Ochaya, Stephen ^a   Åslund, Lena ^b   Andersson, Björn ^a  

^a KAROLINSKA INSTITUTE   (Sweden)

^b UPPSALA UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Chromosome; Genome; Karyotype; Trypanosoma cruzi

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CHROMOSOME MARKER; CHROMOSOME NUMBER; CHROMOSOME PAIRING; CHROMOSOME REARRANGEMENT; CHROMOSOME SIZE; DENSITOMETRY; EVOLUTIONARY HOMOLOGY; GENE SEQUENCE; GENE STRUCTURE; GENETIC LINKAGE; GENOME; KARYOTYPING; MARKER GENE; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEPARATION TECHNIQUE; STRAIN IDENTIFICATION; TRYPANOSOMA CRUZI;

ANIMALS; CHROMOSOME BANDING; CHROMOSOME MAPPING; DNA, COMPLEMENTARY; ELECTROPHORESIS, GEL, PULSED-FIELD; GENETIC MARKERS; GENOME, PROTOZOAN; KARYOTYPING; PROTOZOAN PROTEINS; TRYPANOSOMA CRUZI;

TRYPANOSOMA CRUZI;

EID: 33645867686     PISSN: 01666851     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.molbiopara.2006.01.005     Document Type: Article

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